Only when other treatment options have failed and ECT is clearly effective. Now the most important part is other options have failed, that is: 1. TCA plasma level controlled, lithium addition and if that has failed an irreversible MAO inhibitor (tranylcipromine). Regards Dr Shock
Flickr
Twitter
RSS
LinkedIn
GoodReads
Last
February 28, 2008 @ 11:57 pm
Do you typically do maintenance ECT?
It’s vanishingly rare in any unit I’ve worked in.
February 29, 2008 @ 12:12 pm
Only when other treatment options have failed and ECT is clearly effective. Now the most important part is other options have failed, that is:
1. TCA plasma level controlled, lithium addition and if that has failed an irreversible MAO inhibitor (tranylcipromine).
Regards Dr Shock