Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-rcrh6 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-22T14:27:59.447Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Failure to Convulse with ECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Baruch Shapira
Affiliation:
Jerusalem Mental Health Center-Ezrath Nashim PO Box 140 Jerusalem Israel
Seth Kindler
Affiliation:
Jerusalem Mental Health Center-Ezrath Nashim PO Box 140 Jerusalem Israel
Bernard Lerer
Affiliation:
Jerusalem Mental Health Center-Ezrath Nashim PO Box 140 Jerusalem Israel
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Correspondence
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

References

Hinkle, P. E., Coffey, C. E., Weiner, R. D., Cress, M. & Christison, C. (1987) Use of caffeine to lengthen seizures in ECT. American Journal of Psychiatry, 144, 11431148.Google Scholar
Nelson, J. & Mazure, C. M. (1986) Lithium augmentation in psychotic depression refractory to combined drug treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 143, 363366.Google ScholarPubMed
Shapira, B., Zohar, J., Newman, M., Drexler, H. & Belmaker, R. (1985) Potentiation of seizure, length and clinical response to electroconvulsive therapy by caffeine pretreatment: a case report. Convulsive Therapy, 1, 5060.Google ScholarPubMed
Shapira, B., Lerer, B., Gilboa, D., Drexler, H., Kugelmass, S. & Calev, A. (1987) Facilitation of ECT by caffeine pretreatment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 144, 11991202.Google ScholarPubMed
Shapira, B., Kindler, S. & Lerer, B. (1988) Medication outcome in ECT resistant depression. Convulsive Therapy (in press).Google Scholar
Submit a response

eLetters

No eLetters have been published for this article.