Somayyeh Emamizad

Psychiatric Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

[ 1 ] - The Therapeutic Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is demonstrated to be an effective treatment in some psychiatric disorders. It is postulated ECT should primarily be considered for patients with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the context of major depression. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ECT in OCD patients without comorbid psychiatric disorders. Method...