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- Title
Electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorder in a patient with a permanent skull defect: A case report.
- Authors
Roh, Jihyun; Kang, Min‐Hee; Kim, Chul‐Eung; Lee, Jeong‐Seop; Bae, Jae‐Nam
- Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe treatment method for a variety of psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder. Although there is no absolute contraindication to ECT, clinicians often hesitate to apply this method to patients with a skull defect. We report a case of ECT performed on a major depressive disorder patient with an open wound after craniectomy. We summarize successful ECT cases of patients with a permanent skull defect and discuss various factors that may influence ECT outcomes in patients with a skull defect, including electrode placement, benzodiazepines, and anticonvulsants.
- Subjects
ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy; SKULL abnormalities; TREATMENT effectiveness; SKULL surgery complications
- Publication
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 4, p454
- ISSN
1758-5864
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/appy.12130