RESUMO
Two groups of schizophrenic patients received either bitemporal or right temporoparietal electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), both without anesthesia. Each patient received six treatments, the first three at 2-day intervals and the next three at 4-day intervals. Psychiatric evaluations and cognitive tests done at baseline, and 7 and 20 days after therapy, found similar degrees of improvement and similar effects on memory in both groups, with improvement in 40% and impairment in 30% of the patients. Subjective forgetfulness is more often experienced by the patients who receive bilateral ECT.
Assuntos
Clorpromazina/uso terapêutico , Eletroconvulsoterapia , Esquizofrenia/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Clorpromazina/administração & dosagem , Clorpromazina/efeitos adversos , Método Duplo-Cego , Eletroconvulsoterapia/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Esquizofrenia/terapia , Psicologia do EsquizofrênicoAssuntos
Deficiência Intelectual/psicologia , Memória , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Testes PsicológicosRESUMO
The aim of present double blind controlled study is to evaluate the effects of ECT in Schizophrenia and Depression. 20 depressed and 20 schizophrenic patients of either sex, in the age group 18 to 65 years fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken for study. The psychiatric evaluations were carried out before the treatment, and at the end of 3, 6, 8 and 10 treatments. Cognitive test battery was administered before the treatment and 48 hours after the last treatment. No Post ECT cognitive deficit was observed on the test battery though some patients did complain of forgetfulness subjectively.
