title: Electroconvulsive therapy for mood disorders in pregnancy.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) offers a treatment option for mood disorders during pregnancy. We retrospectively examined 12 pregnant patients who were treated with ECT for their mood disorders. The mean ± SD age of the patients was 28.1 ± 4.8 years. The mean ± SD number of ECTs performed was 9.8 ± 4.5. The mean ± SD Clinical Global Impression score was decreased from 6 to 2.6 ± 0.7 with ECT. No significant adverse events were observed other than early delivery in one patient and pes ekinovarus deformity in a newborn that was most probably not related to ECT causally. Electroconvulsive therapy seems to be an effective and safe treatment option in pregnant patients with mood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. drmahmutbulut@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bez
authors.forename: Mehmet Cemal
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Umit Sertan
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Copoglu
authors.forename: Feridun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bulbul
authors.forename: Haluk Asuman
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Savas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies