Postpartum electroconvulsive therapy: a systematic review and case report
| Autor: | Patrick Hardy, Odile Cazas, Samuel Rotenberg, Florence Gressier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Postpartum depression
Adult Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Breastfeeding PsycINFO behavioral disciplines and activities Severity of Illness Index Depression Postpartum Electroconvulsive therapy Web of knowledge Pregnancy mental disorders medicine Effective treatment Humans Psychiatry Electroconvulsive Therapy Depression (differential diagnoses) Depressive Disorder Major business.industry Infant Newborn medicine.disease Antidepressive Agents Mother-Child Relations Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Female business Postpartum period |
| Zdroj: | General hospital psychiatry. 37(4) |
| ISSN: | 1873-7714 |
| Popis: | Objective 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. Method We systematically reviewed the literature on the use of ECT during the postpartum period using PubMed, Institute for Scientific Information Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO databases until September 2014, using the search terms “electroconvulsive therapy” or “ECT” and “postpartum”. Then, we described the successful treatment with ECT and the joint mother–baby hospitalization of a woman with severe depression. Results Eight case reports and 8 studies were identified. All of the studies reported that ECT is effective in the postpartum period. It is well tolerated, provides a fast response and allows for breastfeeding. In addition, our case report showed the benefits of the hospitalization of the mother–baby unit. Conclusions Combined ECT and joint mother–baby hospitalization could be a valuable treatment by targeting both the mother–infant relationship and the maternal depressive symptoms. |
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