title: Electroconvulsive therapy for an urgent social indication.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often rapidly effective in relieving the symptoms of severe depression. We report the case of a female patient with recurrent depression whose family desperately wanted her to be well enough to participate in her daughter's wedding. They contacted our ECT service only days before the wedding. After a single bifrontal ECT, she was able to attend and enjoy this important family function. We review the literature on speed of response to ECT and the effect of a single ECT.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Charles.kellner@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
authors.forename: Kristen G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Tobias
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jakubowski
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Rafik M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Istafanous
mesh_terms: D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015283:Citalopram; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors