MECT For Four Years in a Patient With ASD/Catatonia: Case Report in JECT
Out on PubMed, in JECT, from clinicians in Massachusetts and Maryland, is this case report: Multiyear Evaluation of Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in an Adult With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Catatonia, and Challenging Behavior. Bird F, Shah R, Williams S, Shlesinger A, Luiselli JK, Wachtel LE. J ECT. 2022 Apr 23. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000856. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35462379 The abstract is copied below: We report the case of a 30-year-old man diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) over a 4-year period to treat catatonia associated with life-threatening self-injury, aggression, major depression, and associated self-care, daily living, and communication skills deficits. A systematic schedule of maintenance ECT (m-ECT) was associated with elimination of challenging behavior, catatonic and depressive symptom remission, removal of protective equipment, and reduced dosages of psychotropic medications. The report is here . An