Citation

Puri BK, Langa A, Coleman RM, Singh I. Br. J. Psychiatry 1992; 161: 707-709.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.161.5.707

PMID

1422626

Abstract

A 32-year-old chronically relapsing depressed male patient with a mild mental handicap had tried different forms of pharmacotherapy which were either not tolerated or failed to prevent recurrences of episodes of psychotic depression. The use of maintenance ECT as the mainstay of the therapeutic regime led to a marked consistent clinical improvement.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Child of Impaired Parents; Chronic Disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Depressive Disorder; Dothiepin; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Hospitalization; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Male; Recurrence; Suicide, Attempted