Atkinson S D, Smith C, Smith E M, Miller J M
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73126.
J Okla State Med Assoc. 1991 May;84(5):219-21.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains an extremely valuable tool in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders. Despite the sensationalism of the past decade, ECT is the treatment of choice in severe depression that is unresponsive to other therapies or in patients who are overtly suicidal. In addition, ECT is particularly valuable in the elderly population, who are at risk for serious complications from the side effects associated with drug therapy. This report describes a case of recurrent depression in which ECT was successfully used.
电休克疗法（ECT）仍然是治疗某些精神疾病的极为宝贵的工具。尽管在过去十年中存在耸人听闻的报道，但ECT是治疗对其他疗法无反应的重度抑郁症或有明显自杀倾向患者的首选治疗方法。此外，ECT在老年人群体中特别有价值，因为他们因药物治疗的副作用而有发生严重并发症的风险。本报告描述了一例成功使用ECT治疗复发性抑郁症的病例。
