Citation

Chiang CL, Tseng MCM. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 2012; 34(1): 103.e1-3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.08.017

PMID

21958445

Abstract

It has been reported that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may increase the likelihood of delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae (DNS) after carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. We present a suicidal patient of CO intoxication, who received ECT safely and effectively 5 weeks after CO exposure and review the previously reported ECT-related DNS cases and the recent studies about the predictors of DNS. We propose that ECT can be safely implemented in carefully selected patients without known risk factors for DNS after an extended observation period from CO exposure.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Male; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Suicide, Attempted; Survivors; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Taiwan; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Depressive Disorder, Major