Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy combined with long-acting risperidone in the treatment of resistant bipolar affective disorder.
Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy is used for refractory bipolar disorder. We present a middle-aged man with refractory bipolar disorder who was successfully treated with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy and long-acting risperidone.
Sengul
Cem
C
Department of Psychiatry, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. acemsen@gmail.com
Kalkanci
Ozgür
O
Simsek
Deniz
D
Herken
Hasan
H
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine