ECT in Secondary Mania, Pregnancy, and Sickle Cell Anemia.
While ECT has been established as a safe treatment during pregnancy, this case report finds it useful in a patient with sickle cell anemia and mania. Treatment was uneventful and relieved mania occurring secondary to a sickle cell crisis.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and University Hospital, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA.