Electroconvulsive therapy for psychotropic-refractory bipolar affective disorder and severe self-injury and aggression in an 11-year-old autistic boy

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Wachtel, Lee E ^a   Jaffe, Richard ^b   Kellner, Charles H ^c  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Belmont Ctr for Compreh Treatment   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Bipolar affective disorder; ECT; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; GUANFACINE; LITHIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; OLANZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; QUETIAPINE; RILUZOLE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZIPRASIDONE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPULSION; CRYING; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; RESTLESSNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952283171     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0155-z     Document Type: Article

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