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. 2013 Jun;29(2):e31-2.
doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31828a344d.

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation for the treatment of chronically symptomatic bipolar patients

Mostafa Amr  1 , Mahmoud El-Wasify, Ahmed Z Elmaadawi, R Jeannie Roberts, Rif S El-Mallakh
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Cranial electrotherapy stimulation for the treatment of chronically symptomatic bipolar patients

Mostafa Amr et al. J ECT. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is beneficial in chronically symptomatic bipolar (CSBP) subjects.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of all consecutive CSBP subjects who were prescribed CES collected demographic and clinical information.

Results: The Clinical Global Impression improved significantly [mean (SD), 2.7 (0.6) at baseline vs 2.0 (0.0), t = 0, P < 0.001], but mood symptoms change minimally. There were very few adverse effects of CES.

Conclusions: Patients with CSBP continue to experience symptoms with CES but also are modestly improved.

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