Effects of stimulus intensity on the efficacy and safety of twice‐weekly, bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) combined with antipsychotics in acute mania: a randomised controlled trial

Mohan, Titus SP; Tharyan, Prathap; Alexander, Jacob; Raveendran, Nirmal S

doi:10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00668.x

Effects of stimulus intensity on the efficacy and safety of twice‐weekly, bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) combined with antipsychotics in acute mania: a randomised controlled trial

Objectives: To examine differences in speed of improvement and remission in people with mania undergoing bilateral, brief‐pulse, twice‐weekly electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at stimulus intensities administered just above and 2.5 times their individually titrated seizure threshold. Methods: Conse…