title: Electroconvulsive Therapy and Prolactin Release: Effects of Stimulus Parameters.
abstract: We report a study of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) induced prolactin release in nine patients as a function of treatment electrode placement, stimulus energy, and seizure length. Only electrode placement differentially affected prolactin release, with bilateral ECT yielding larger increments over baseline than unilateral ECT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Conrad M.
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Swartz