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- Title
Electroconvulsivethérapie chez l'adolescent: considérations cliniques à propos d'une série d'observations.
- Authors
Etain, B; Le Heuzey, M F; Mouren-Simeoni, M C
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To report on observations of 6 adolescents treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and to compare the data with literature data.<bold>Method: </bold>We conducted a retrospective study of our division charts of adolescents treated with ECT and hospitalized in the last 20 years. We also undertook a computer search in several databases (including Medline) to identify the reported observations on this treatment.<bold>Results: </bold>We studied the charts of 6 adolescents aged 14 to 16 years. There were 3 cases of major depressive disorder (including 1 case of delusion of negation), 2 cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and 1 case of schizoaffective disorder with catatonic characteristics. Four adolescents received ECT as a first-line treatment. They were given an average of 9 ECT, which was judged to be efficacious. Tolerance was adequate, and in this series, ECT does not seem to have caused alterations to long-term cognitive functions. No relapse was noted after a minimum of one-year follow-up.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>For some severe psychiatric disorders in adolescents, ECT could be a treatment with a good efficacy and tolerance profile.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; THERAPEUTICS; MENTAL depression; PSYCHIATRIC treatment; COMPARATIVE studies; NEUROLEPTIC malignant syndrome; ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy; DELUSIONS; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH; PSYCHOSES; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; PSYCHOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, Vol 46, Issue 10, p976
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article