title: Agitated depression successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy combined with steroid cover in a patient with Addison's disease.
abstract: We report the case of a 70-year-old man with Addison's disease who developed severe agitated depression resulting in life-threatening medical conditions. The depression was treated safely with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) combined with steroid cover. Administration of steroid cover just before each ECT session may increase safety of the ECT procedure in psychiatric patients with Addison's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. kazumasa_tohoku@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awata
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujiyama
authors.forename: Takehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids