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  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Pharmacology

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  • Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder often resistant to medication.
  • Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (M-ECT) is a treatment option for severe psychiatric conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the utilization and effectiveness of M-ECT in chronic pharmacoresistant schizophrenia.
  • To evaluate M-ECT's impact on both positive symptoms and severe behavioral issues.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective observational study of 19 patients with chronic pharmacoresistant schizophrenia.
  • Data collected included demographic, clinical, and treatment variables.
  • M-ECT applied weekly to monthly over several years.

Main Results:

  • M-ECT showed no benefit for chronic hallucinations or delusions (p<0.001).
  • M-ECT significantly reduced severe symptoms such as suicidal behavior, violence, self-harm, food refusal, stupor, and catatonia.
  • Patients experienced improved social functioning and a better quality of life, with reduced need for restraints and ability to move to less secure wards.
  • No serious adverse side effects were reported.

Conclusions:

  • M-ECT is not curative for chronic schizophrenia but can mitigate disease impact and improve patient tolerability.
  • The study highlights M-ECT's efficacy in managing severe behavioral symptoms and improving social functioning.
  • Further research is recommended to explore M-ECT's clinical application in this patient population.