Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: an alternative treatment for refractory schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders.
This retrospective chart review of a clinical cohort of 19 refractory schizophrenic or schizoaffective patients treated with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy addresses the indications for this treatment, its efficacy, and its impact on daily functioning and hospitalizations. Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy combined with medication appears to be an efficient alternative to pharmacological treatment alone.
Lévy-Rueff
Maryse
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INSERM U796, Physiopathologie des maladies psychiatriques, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté Paris Descartes, Centre hospitalier Sainte Anne, 7 Rue Cabanis, Paris, F-75014 France. maryselevyrueff@yahoo.fr
Gourevitch
Raphaël
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Lôo
Henri
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Olié
Jean-Pierre
JP
Amado
Isabelle
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome