When Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Responds Only to Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Rare Case for Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy?
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Electroconvulsive therapy on severe obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbid depressive symptoms.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not currently used as a first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, several related case reports have demonstrated that ECT seems to be effective for severe OCD, especially when first-line therapies have failed. In this study, we describe the courses, detailed parameters, effects, and follow-up information relating to three patients ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0976-3147,0976-3155
DOI: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_12_18