Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Treatment of Somatic Delusions.

delusions efficacy of ect electroconvulsive therapy (ect) schizoaffective disorder somatic delusions

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Historique:
accepted: 20 02 2024
medline: 25 3 2024
pubmed: 25 3 2024
entrez: 25 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Somatic delusions occur in various psychiatric disorders and are associated with higher mortality and lower quality of life. In this case report, we present a 68-year-old man with the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type with associated somatic delusions, and auditory hallucinations. His somatic delusions were alleviated by the 20

Identifiants

pubmed: 38524072
doi: 10.7759/cureus.54577
pmc: PMC10957507
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e54577

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Phan et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Brittnie Phan (B)

Psychiatry, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, USA.

Chong Yang (C)

Psychiatry, Department of State Hospitals-Napa, Napa, USA.

Classifications MeSH