Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Despite its controversial history, electroconvulsive therapy is generally an effective treatment with few serious side effects. One rare but troublesome side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is mania.


METHODS
A 33-year-old Turkish woman developed mania on three separate occasions after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for severe depressive episodes.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients who experience electroconvulsive therapy-related mania should be evaluated for alternative treatments when presenting with severe depression.
Saatcioglu
Omer
O
Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Guduk
Mehmet
M