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Clinical Trial
. 2010 Feb 28;175(3):280-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.012.

Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: an alternative treatment for refractory schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders

Maryse Lévy-Rueff  1 , Raphaël Gourevitch, Henri Lôo, Jean-Pierre Olié, Isabelle Amado
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Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: an alternative treatment for refractory schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders

Maryse Lévy-Rueff et al. Psychiatry Res. .

Abstract

This retrospective chart review of a clinical cohort of 19 refractory schizophrenic or schizoaffective patients treated with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy addresses the indications for this treatment, its efficacy, and its impact on daily functioning and hospitalizations. Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy combined with medication appears to be an efficient alternative to pharmacological treatment alone.

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