ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2015
Electroconvulsive therapy treatment in patients with somatic symptom and related disorders.
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- Somatic Symptom Disorder as a Prodrome of Alzheimer Disease and Successful Treatment of Pain and Agitation With Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Case Report.The journal of ECT · 2026Article
- A case report of ineffective electroconvulsive therapy for chronic pain.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy for Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness: A Case Report.Case reports in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Abnormal connectivity of anterior-insular subdivisions and relationship with somatic symptom in depressive patients.Brain imaging and behavior · 2021Article
- Bilateral Anterior Capsulotomy for the Treatment of Refractory Somatic Symptom Disorder: A Case Report.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2021Article
- Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Comorbid with Major Depression.Case reports in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Treatment of a Complex Case of Catatonia and Conversion Features With Electroconvulsive Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male.Ochsner journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveMedically unexplained somatic complaints are highly prevalent, and lead to significant impairment and disability. The number of effective treatment modalities for somatic symptom and related disorders (SSDs) or somatoform disorders (SDs) remains limited. To date, there is no formal indication for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in SSD or SD. We report on the largest case series to date regarding the effectiveness of ECT in patients with SSD and SD.
methodsA retrospective chart review of all patients treated with an index course of ECT at the Neuropsychiatric Program at the University of British Columbia Hospital from 2000 to 2010 was conducted. The primary outcomes consisted of changes in pseudoneurologic symptoms, pain symptoms, cardiopulmonary symptoms, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Complaints were examined pre- and post-ECT.
resultsTwenty-eight participants were included in this study. Twenty-one participants received right unilateral ECT. Six received bifrontal ECT. One received bitemporal ECT. Eighteen of 21 participants reported improvement in pseudoneurologic symptoms; eleven of 14 participants reported improvement in pain symptoms; one participant reported improvement in cardiopulmonary symptoms; and one of two participants reported improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms. This paper discusses the putative mechanism of action of ECT in the treatment of SD/SSD.
conclusionThis retrospective study suggests that ECT could be included as part of the existing treatment for refractory SSD and SD, particularly in refractory cases with comorbid mood disorders.
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