Association of treatment facets, severity of manic symptoms, psychomotor disturbances and psychotic features with response to electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar depression.

Giulio Emilio BrancatiBeniamino TripodiMartina NoviMargherita BarbutiPierpaolo MeddaGiulio Perugi

Published in: The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (2020)

Bipolar depressive patients with severe psychomotor disturbances, mood-congruent delusions and severe mixed features are highly responsive to ECT. A significant improvement in response prediction is expected when considering those clinical characteristics.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
early onset
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
drug induced
drug delivery
stress induced