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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Patients with gamma-hydroxybutyric acid withdrawal symptoms are at high risk of developing organic delirium, which can be fatal. The recommended first-line treatment is benzodiazepines, but treatment-resistant cases are frequent.
Mads F. Kjærgaard +3 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 Electroconvulsive therapy can be effective in severe or treatment resistant neuroleptic malignant syndrome patients. Anesthesia and use of muscle relaxant agents for electroconvulsive therapy in such patients may encounter anesthesiologists with specific
Modabber Arasteh +2 more
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Bipolar disorder, pregnancy, COVID-19: Electroconvulsive therapy is needed!
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Treating pregnant women with bipolar disorder is among the most challenging clinical endeavors. Patients and clinicians are faced with difficult choices at every turn, and no approach is without risk.
M.F. Tascon Guerra +2 more
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Late-life depression : issues for the general practitioner [PDF]
, 2018 Late-life depression (LLD) is both a prevalent and life-threatening disorder, affecting up to 13.3% of the elderly population. LLD can be difficult to identify because patients mainly consult their general practitioner (GP) for somatic complaints ...
Declercq, Tom +4 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Current Review [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2014 Most of the electroconvulsive therapy guidelines state that severe major depression with psychotic features, manic delirium, or catatonia are conditions where there is a clear consensus favoring early electroconvulsive therapy. The decision to administer
Gokben Hizli Sayar +4 more
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The Journal of ECT, 1990 AbstractConvulsive therapy (ECT or electroshock) is an effective treatment for those with severe and persistent emotional disorders. It is safe for patients of all ages, for those with debilitating systemic illnesses and during pregnancy. It relieves symptoms in a briefer time than do psychotropic drugs.
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Nefazodone in psychotic unipolar and bipolar depression: A retrospective chart analysis and open prospective study on its efficacy and safety versus combined treatment with amitriptyline and haloperidol [PDF]
, 2002 Although atypical antipsychotics are on the rise, traditional treatment of psychotic (or delusional) depression mostly includes the addition of classical antipsychotics to antidepressants. As there are only few data supporting this approach compared with
Born, Christoph +4 more
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Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2023 Behavioral disturbances are clinically relevant in patients with dementia, and pharmacological regimens to mitigate these symptoms have provided limited results.
Florindo Stella +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2009 OBJETIVO: A eficácia da eletroconvulsoterapia em tratar sintomas depressivos está estabelecida por meio de inúmeros estudos desenvolvidos durante as últimas décadas.
Paula Barros Antunes +4 more
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Management and outcomes of catatonia: A prospective study in urban South Africa
SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Objectives: Rapid intervention for catatonia with benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy can prevent fatal complications. We describe the management and treatment response of 44 patients with catatonia in a psychiatric unit in urban South Africa ...
Zukiswa Zingela +4 more
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