Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Despite its controversial history, electroconvulsive therapy is generally an effective treatment with few serious side effects. One rare but troublesome side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is mania. CASE PRESENTATION: A 33-year-old Turkish woman developed mania on three separate o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Saatcioglu, Omer, Guduk, Mehmet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2783094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-94
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Despite its controversial history, electroconvulsive therapy is generally an effective treatment with few serious side effects. One rare but troublesome side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is mania. CASE PRESENTATION: A 33-year-old Turkish woman developed mania on three separate occasions after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for severe depressive episodes. CONCLUSION: Patients who experience electroconvulsive therapy-related mania should be evaluated for alternative treatments when presenting with severe depression.

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