Acute and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severely disabling obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a patient with asperger syndrome

Journal of ECT

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-207

  Nilsson, Björn M ^a   Ekselius, Lisa ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; ECT; Hypochondriasis; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PARANOIA; SLEEP DISORDER; STEREOTYPY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC DISORDER;

EID: 70349100828     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31819746bc     Document Type: Article

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