title: Successful use of ECT as the sole modality of treatment in a case of motility psychosis.
abstract: Episodic psychoses characterized by predominant abnormalities of movement are called motility psychoses in Leonhard's classification of endogenous psychoses. They have been treated with a variety of methods, including ECT and lithium. Here we describe a case of motility psychosis that was successfully managed with ECT as the only modality of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 560029, India. jaga@nimhans.kar.nic.in
authors.forename: Shivarama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varamballi
authors.lastname: Jagadisha
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Velayudhan
authors.forename: Bangalore N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome