Abstract
The authors review the literature and report three patients with cancer whose comorbid mood disorder was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). They make recommendations for early consideration of ECT and aggressive treatment of depression in this high- risk population.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222-226 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Convulsive Therapy |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bipolar affective disorder
- Cancer
- Depression
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Mood disorders