Ketamine as an alternative to ECT in catatonia in elderly women with bipolar disorder: A case report

The following paper described two cases of patients with catatonic depression in bipolar disorder (BD) referred to our electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service. Both were deemed not medically fit for ECT, and were, instead, treated with intravenous (IV) ketamine. Both responded with a resolution of s...

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Main Authors: Shanthi Sarma, Arulmathy Arunachalam, Memunatu Kamara, Grace Branjerdporn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1138772/full