Electroconvulsive therapy in a man with autism experiencing severe depression, catatonia, and self-injury

Lee Elizabeth Wachtel; Merrie Griffin; Irving Michael Reti

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Electroconvulsive therapy in a man with autism experiencing severe depression, catatonia, and self-injury

Lee Elizabeth Wachtel, Merrie Griffin, Irving Michael Reti

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Abstract

We report the successful use of electroconvulsive therapy in a 19-year-old man with autism and mild mental retardation who developed severe depression with repeated suicide attempts, multiple symptoms of catatonia, and life-threatening repetitive self-injurious behaviors. After 3 years of failed psychotropic and behavioral interventions in inpatient settings, the patient demonstrated excellent remission of symptoms with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	70-73
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of ECT
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a744ec
State	Published - Mar 1 2010

Keywords

Autism
Catatonia
Depression
ECT
Self-injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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