title: ECT and Anticoagulation.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe treatment for depression. Anticoagulation therapy is used to reduce morbidity or mortality from stroke or recurrent pulmonary embolus in various cardiac and vascular conditions. We report in detail the successful ECT treatment of a patient suffering from major depression with psychotic features who continued warfarin (Coumadin) anticoagulant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Manuel E.
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tancer
authors.forename: Cort A.
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Dwight L.
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Evans