[The optimal combination of ECT with pharmacotherapy].

Abstract	The main indications for the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - psychotropic drug combination are pharmacotherapy-resistant, severe schizophrenic or affective psychoses. In such instances, a careful evaluation of the possible interactions between ECT and psychotropic drugs should precede the initiation of treatment in order to prevent adverse side effects. In this respect, the issues to be considered include the impact of concomittant pharmacotherapy on the seizure parameters of the ECT as well as the efficacy of the combined treatment relative to ECT or pharmacotherapy administered alone. This paper reviews the current literature on the use of benzodiazepines, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics together with ECT with the aim of providing recommendations for clinical practice.
Authors	Gábor Gazdag, Rozália Takács, Gabor S Ungvari
Journal	Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica : a Magyar Pszichofarmakologiai Egyesulet lapja = official journal of the Hungarian Association of Psychopharmacology (Neuropsychopharmacol Hung) Vol. 13 Issue 3 Pg. 153-61 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1419-8711 [Print] Hungary
Vernacular Title	Az akut elektrokonvulzív kezeléssel párhuzamosan alkalmazott pszichofarmakoterápia optimalizálásának szempontjai.
PMID	21876224 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References	Antidepressive Agents Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic Antimanic Agents Lithium Compounds Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors Tranquilizing Agents Triazines Carbamazepine Valproic Acid Lamotrigine
Topics	Affect (drug effects) Antidepressive Agents (therapeutic use) Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic (therapeutic use) Antimanic Agents (therapeutic use) Carbamazepine (therapeutic use) Electroconvulsive Therapy (adverse effects) Humans Lamotrigine Lithium Compounds (therapeutic use) Mood Disorders (drug therapy, therapy) Schizophrenia (drug therapy, therapy) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (therapeutic use) Tranquilizing Agents (therapeutic use) Triazines (therapeutic use) Valproic Acid (therapeutic use)

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