Child and Adolescent Electroconvulsive Therapy:A Case Report

Summary Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial treatment modality that is only rarely performed on children and adolescents. There is a marked paucity of published data relating to the indications, use, clinical outcome and complications of ECT in this age group. The ethical and moral is...

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Published in:	The world journal of biological psychiatry Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 221 - 229
Main Authors:	Segal, Jose, Szabo, Christopher Paul, du Toit, Jaco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Informa UK Ltd 01-10-2004
Subjects:	Adolescent Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Child Cognition Disorders - diagnosis Combined Modality Therapy Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis Depressive Disorder, Major - drug therapy Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy Electroconvulsive Therapy - methods Female Humans Risperidone - therapeutic use
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Summary:	Summary Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial treatment modality that is only rarely performed on children and adolescents. There is a marked paucity of published data relating to the indications, use, clinical outcome and complications of ECT in this age group. The ethical and moral issues surrounding the use and in particular the research of ECT in this group of patients makes controlled data very difficult to come by. The following case report and review of the literature will address some of these issues.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1562-2975 1814-1412
DOI:	10.1080/15622970410029937