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Review
. 2015 May 11;177(20):2-6.

[Marked effect of ECT in the treatment of mania]

[Article in Danish]
Mikael Groth Riis  1 , Poul Bror Videbech
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  • PMID: 25967246
Free article
Review

[Marked effect of ECT in the treatment of mania]

[Article in Danish]
Mikael Groth Riis et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .
Free article

Abstract

Mania in bipolar affective disorder can be a serious condition which is usually treated with antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. A systematic search was carried out to review the literature concerning the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of mania. All available studies showed a marked effect of ECT with response/remission rates between 56 and 100%. The randomized controlled trials which compared ECT to pharmacotherapy found that ECT was superior to treatment with psychotropic drugs.

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