Pharmacotherapy Prescriptions for Relapse Prevention of Psychotic Depression After Electroconvulsive Therapy

Conclusions The combination of an antidepressant plus an antipsychotic was the most commonly prescribed regimen at the completion of ECT for relapse prevention in patients with psychotic depression acutely treated with ECT. Although this report offers a view of the clinical practice of 4 academic medical centers, it also points to the need of randomized controlled trials on continuation pharmacotherapy after treatment of psychotic depression with ECT.
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research