Postpartum electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review and case report

Postpartum depression can have devastating consequences on the mother and child. Prompt treatment is challenging. Whereas electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be an effective treatment modality in severe depression and brings about rapid clinical improvement, little is known about ECT during the postpartum period.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - April 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Florence Gressier, Samuel Rotenberg, Odile Cazas, Patrick Hardy Source Type: research