title: Successful treatment of major depression with electroconvulsive therapy in a pregnant patient with previous non-response to prefrontal rTMS.
abstract: The treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy poses a challenge particularly regarding limited pharmacological possibilities. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been described to be successful in single cases, however, guidelines are lacking. In order to contribute to the pool of empirical data that is necessary to create evidenced-based recommendations we present a case of successful treatment of major depression with ECT in a pregnant patient with previous non-response to rTMS.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gahr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blacha
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Connemann
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Freudenmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schönfeldt-Lecuona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*