CASE REPORT: ELECTROCONVULSOTHERAPY TO ENHANCE THE ACTION OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594242423028

• Palavras-chave: electroconvulsive therapy; schizophrenia; antipsychotics

• Keywords: electroconvulsive therapy; schizophrenia; antipsychotics

• Abstract:

  Electroconvulsive therapy is a psychiatric treatment technique used in patients who have mental illnesses such as severe depressive disorder, mania and schizophrenia. This method aims to cause changes in the electrical activity of the brain to reestablish the flow of neurotransmitters. With this in mind, treatment with this technique can be used in combination with antipsychotic medications to obtain more favorable results for patients.