Delusional Depression and Electroconvulsive Therapy: One Year Later.
This study reports the outcome of a 1-year follow-up study of 37 patients with a delusional depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Thirty-two (86%) of the patients initially responded to ECT. However, 16 (50%) of the 32 responders relapsed within 1 year. The authors suggest that further research is indicated to decrease this relapse rate.
Spiker
Duane G.
DG
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Stein
James
J
Rich
Charles L.
CL