The Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Specific Catatonia
Symptoms and Predictors of Late Response
Tobias Bracht,
Sebastian Walther,
Sigrid Breit
et al.
Abstract:Introduction Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is known to be effective in
the treatment of catatonia, reaching response rates of about 80 to 100%.
It is indicated in cases of treatment resistance to benzodiazepines and in
life-threatening conditions such as malignant catatonia. Beneficial effects on
specific symptoms or predictors of response are less clear. The objective of
this retrospective study is to examine… Show more
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