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Published on: January 19, 2019
ECT-induced Mania
Jae Lee1, Laura Arcand1, Puneet Narang1
1Dr. Lee is Resident Physician, Hennepin-Regions Psychiatry Program, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minneapolis; Ms. Arcand is physician assistant student, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minneapolis; Dr. Narang is Staff Physician, ECT Psychiatrist, Regions Hospital, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; and Dr. Lippmann is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
Abstract:
Electroconvulsive therapy can induce mania. A recent change in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition classifies electroconvulsive therapy-induced manic episodes as a bipolar type I diagnosis. There are no current established guidelines to treat such condition. The following clinical vignette describes a vignette in which a manic episode occurred following electroconvulsive therapy treatment. This case report examines the potential benefit of prescribing mood stabilizers during the acute episode and for maintenance care.
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