CHRONIC FACIAL-PAIN TOGETHER WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION IS RESPONSIVE TO ELECTROCONVULSIVE-THERAPY - A CASE-REPORT

被引:10
作者
HAMPF, G [1 ]
KUOPPASALMI, K [1 ]
HENRIKSSON, M [1 ]
ACHTE, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI, DEPT PSYCHIAT, SF-00300 HELSINKI, FINLAND
关键词
CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FACIAL PAIN;
D O I
10.3109/00016359209012755
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is widely accepted as a treatment for severe depression, but is seldom used in the treatment of chronic pain even though chronic pain and depression frequently occur together. This study presents a case in which ECT relieved both severe depression and chronic pain. It seems that the recognition of depressive disorders merits more attention and that ECT as a treatment for chronic pain in patients with severe depression should be taken into consideration in cases in which other treatments have failed.
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