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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar;62(3):279-281.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.850. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Morbidity Due to Disparity in Pediatric Electroconvulsive Therapy

Michael Ong  1 , Emmy Patterson  2 , Lisa Stewart  2 , Donald Pierce  2 , Joshua Ryan Smith  3
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Case Reports

Morbidity Due to Disparity in Pediatric Electroconvulsive Therapy

Michael Ong et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Dr. Miller and colleagues recently submitted a Letter to the Editor discussing current state laws that result in disparity of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) availability.1 In this current letter, we present a case of treatment-resistant childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS), with morbidity due to limited access to ECT. The patient and his family presented from Kentucky to Tennessee, despite less legislative regulation in the former. The patient's family provided informed consent for this report to be published.

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