Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy combined with long-acting risperidone in the treatment of resistant bipolar affective disorder

J ECT. 2009 Dec;25(4):282-3. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a2f84f.

Abstract

Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy is used for refractory bipolar disorder. We present a middle-aged man with refractory bipolar disorder who was successfully treated with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy and long-acting risperidone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clozapine / administration & dosage
  • Clozapine / adverse effects
  • Clozapine / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Confusion / etiology
  • Confusion / psychology
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Memory Disorders / etiology
  • Memory Disorders / psychology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / psychology
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Clozapine