title: Tinnitus as a symptom of psychotic depression successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with recurrent major depression with psychotic features including severe tinnitus. Her tinnitus resolved with successful treatment of her depressive episode with electroconvulsive therapy. We review the literature on electroconvulsive therapy and tinnitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Popeo
authors.forename: Kristen G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Tobias
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
mesh_terms: D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome