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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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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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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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Maintenance deep transcranial magnetic stimulation sessions are associated with reduced depressive relapses in patients with unipolar or bipolar depression [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is a new form of TMS allowing safe stimulation of deep brain regions. The objective of this preliminary study was to assess the role of dTMS maintenance sessions in protecting patients with ...
ANGELETTI, Gloria +11 more
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Continuous Fetal Monitoring During Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Prospective Observation Study
International Journal of Women's Health, 2021 Nader Rabie,1 Ronak Shah,2 Shona Ray-Griffith,3 Jessica L Coker,3 Everett F Magann,4 Zachary N Stowe5 1Tripler Army Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Honolulu, HI, USA; 2Our Lady of Angels, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ...
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