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Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy: Preliminary Guidelines and an Illustrative Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Allan I. F. Scott ,
David J. Weeks  and
Claire F. Mcdonald
Allan I. F. Scott*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, The Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
David J. Weeks
Affiliation:
Jardine Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Claire F. Mcdonald
Affiliation:
Jardine Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Place, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Despite renewed interest in ECT as a continuation treatment after an episode of depressive illness, few guidelines for its use are available. Meaningful research findings are few, although the potential benefits and risks of modern continuation ECT merit study. We suggest preliminary guidelines and provide an illustrative clinical example.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 6 , December 1991 , pp. 867 - 870
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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