Citation

Wachtel LE, Griffin M, Reti IM. J. ECT 2010; 26(1): 70-73.

Affiliation

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA. wachtel@kennedykrieger.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a744ec

PMID

19483640

Abstract

We report the successful use of electroconvulsive therapy in a 19-year-old man with autism and mild mental retardation who developed severe depression with repeated suicide attempts, multiple symptoms of catatonia, and life-threatening repetitive self-injurious behaviors. After 3 years of failed psychotropic and behavioral interventions in inpatient settings, the patient demonstrated excellent remission of symptoms with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy.

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