TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in various psychiatric disorders: A hospital based longitudinal follow-up study
JO  - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research
A1  - Kawoos, Y.
A1  - Shah, I.A.
A1  - Rather, Y.H.
A1  - Wani, Z.A.
A1  - Zarger, W.A.
SP  - VC10
EP  - VC14
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is one of the neurobiological therapies available for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders especially those resistant to pharmacotherapy or, where a rapid response is needed. <br><br>AIM: To study the response of patients with different psychiatric disorders to ECT and study the relationship between seizure duration and response. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a longitudinal study where a total of 40 patients were studied. Patients aged ≥12 years, who were resistant to pharmacotherapy or, having conditions where rapid response was warranted like suicidality or catatonia were included in our study as cases. A written informed consent was taken from all patients or their caretakers wherever necessary. Scales for assessment of various disorders were applied before and after treatment. <br><br>RESULTS: Majority of the patients 37.5% were in the age-group of 38-47 years followed by 22.5% in 28-37 years. Only 5% of patients were aged >60 years. Males were slightly higher in number as compared to females (21:19). Affective disorders formed the major group of the patients (75%) followed by schizophrenia (10%), obsessive compulsive disorder (10%) and mental retardation (5%). Overall, 75% of patients showed >50% response to ECT with maximum response seen in affective disorders. No significant relation was seen between seizure duration and response to ECT. <br><br>CONCLUSION: ECT is very effective for treating various psychiatric disorders especially affective disorders. ECT is life saving in conditions like catatonia and suicidality. © 2018, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-782X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/31410.11446
ID  - ref1
ER  -