Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for comorbid pharmacotherapy-refractory obsessive-compulsive and schizoaffective disorder

Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for comorbid pharmacotherapy-refractory obsessive-compulsive and schizoaffective disorder

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>There is a high comorbidity of schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsory disorder (OCD) associated with more severe symptoms. Standard pharmacotherapy achieve symptom improvement in approximately 60% only.</p> <p>Results</...

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Main Authors: Hanisch F, Friedemann J, Piro J, Gutmann P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
obsessive-compulsive disorder
schizophrenia
electroconvulsive therapy
atypical neuroleptics
Online Access:http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/14/8/367

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