title: Use of ECT to Treat Bipolar Depression in a Mental Retardate with Cerebral Palsy.
abstract: We report the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment of a bipolar episode in a mildly retarded young man with cerebral palsy. Difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders in the retarded are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Barry H.
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Guze
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weinman
authors.forename: Robert P.
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Diamond