title: [Marked effect of ECT in the treatment of mania].
abstract: Mania in bipolar affective disorder can be a serious condition which is usually treated with antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. A systematic search was carried out to review the literature concerning the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of mania. All available studies showed a marked effect of ECT with response/remission rates between 56 and 100%. The randomized controlled trials which compared ECT to pharmacotherapy found that ECT was superior to treatment with psychotropic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrisk Afdeling G, Aarhus Universitetshospital. mikael.riis@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Mikael Groth
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Riis
authors.forename: Poul Bror
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Videbech
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome