ECT Mention in Med Lett Drugs Ther. Entry: Drugs for Bipolar Disorder
Out on PubMed, is this entry in The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics:
Drugs for bipolar disorder.
Keywords: Abilify; Caplyta; Carbatrol; Depakote; Deplin; Equetro; Geodon; L-methylfolate; Lamictal; Latuda; Lithobid; Lybalvi; Risperdal; Rykindo; SSRIs; Saphris; Seroquel; Symbyax; Tegretol; Vraylar; Zyprexa; adverse effects; antidepressants; antipsychotics; aripiprazole; asenapine; bipolar disorder; bupropion; carbamazepine; cariprazine; depression; divalproex sodium; dosage; drug interactions; efficacy; electroconvulsive therapy; fluoxetine; lamotrigine; lithium; lumateperone; lurasidone; olanzapine; pregnancy; quetiapine; risperidone; safety; samidorphan; valproate; valproic acid.
The link is here:
https://secure-medicalletter-org.us1.proxy.openathens.net/TML-article-1699a#a6
And from the text:
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) — ECT is generally reserved for severe or treatment-refractory bipolar depression. It may be particularly useful for pregnant women.
Well, its only one sentence, but given how hard it has been to get ECT accepted as a treatment for bipolar disorder, we'll take it.
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