Electroconvulsive therapy or clozapine for adolescents with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: an explorative analysis on symptom dimensions.

Mustafa TuncturkCagatay ErmisDicle BuyuktaskinSerkan TuranYesim SaglamSezen AlarslanDuru GulerEkin SutGuldal UnutmazAyse Beste GuzelOzge Atay CanbekNeslihan InalGul KaracetinPhilip Hazell

Published in: International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice (2022)

Both ECT and clozapine yielded high effectiveness rates in adolescents with treatment-resistant schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. Youth receiving ECT were generally more activated than those who received clozapine.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
bipolar disorder
randomized controlled trial
systematic review