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ArticleClinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology2021

Resolution of Persistent Auditory Verbal Hallucinations after Long-term Electroconvulsive Therapy Maintenance: A Case Report of a Patient with Clozapine-resistant Schizophrenia.

In Won Chung, Hye Sung Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Jin Hyeok Jang, Yong Sik Kim

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Article in Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

In Won ChungDepartment of Psychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-7430
Hye Sung KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4297-9715
Jung Hyun KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1804-2351
Jin Hyeok JangDepartment of Psychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1471-5229
Yong Sik KimInstitute of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-5186
Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital · KRDongguk University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 32-year-old woman with schizophrenia and persistent auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), which caused continuous suicidal thoughts and depression, was treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) of an acute course followed by maintenance ECT (M-ECT) augmented onto clozapine for 7 years. Although the general psychopathology and AVHs initially reduced slightly with ECT and clozapine, her AVHs and suicidal thoughts did not decrease subjectively. When 3 years of M-ECT, her voices declined sharply, and improvement was maintained for 2 years thereafter. A total 91 ECT sessions were performed. The daily clozapine dose was decreased from 325 to 200 mg and plasma levels remained higher than 350 ng/ml; there were no noticeable cognitive side effects. In summary, we report a case showing a sudden sharp reduction in persistent AVHs after 3 years of long-term M-ECT.

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Auditory verbal hallucinationsClozapineMaintenance electroconvulsive therapySchizophrenia

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