Failure to convulse with electroconvulsive therapy. A case report.

A case is reported of a severely depressed patient in whom treatment with electroconvulsive therapy was abandoned because of repeated failure to induce a convulsion. Reasons for the failure to convulse and alternative treatment approaches are discussed.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sharpe, M, Andrew, B
التنسيق: Journal article
اللغة:English
منشور في: 1988
الوصف
الملخص:A case is reported of a severely depressed patient in whom treatment with electroconvulsive therapy was abandoned because of repeated failure to induce a convulsion. Reasons for the failure to convulse and alternative treatment approaches are discussed.