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[Use of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescence]
M L Paillère-Martinot1, A Zivi, M Basquin
1Service de Psychopathologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris.
L'Encephale
|September 1, 1990
Summary
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is safe for adolescents with severe mental illness, showing good short-term results. Long-term outcomes were not significantly improved by ECT in this patient group.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Context:
- Limited research exists on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use in adolescent populations.
- Adolescent psychiatric care often faces challenges with treatment-resistant conditions.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ECT in adolescent patients with severe, medication-resistant psychiatric disorders.
- To compare short-term and long-term outcomes of ECT in adolescents.
Summary:
- Nine adolescent patients (15-19 years) with acute schizophrenia, delusional depression, or delusional mania received ECT.
- ECT demonstrated a safe profile and positive short-term outcomes.
- Long-term outcomes did not appear to be significantly altered by the ECT treatment.
Impact:
- Provides crucial data on ECT's role in adolescent psychiatry.
- Informs clinical decision-making for severe pediatric mental health conditions.
- Highlights the need for further research into long-term ECT effects in adolescents.