Venlafaxine as an Augmentation of Electro- Convulsive Therapy in Treatment Resistant Depression- A Case Report
Journal Title: National Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Treatment of challenging cases of Depression with or without psychotic features often needs use of Electro-convulsive Therapy at some stage. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the effectiveness of augmentation of Electro-convulsive Therapy, in treatment of a case of Resistant Depression with antidepressant medication, Venlafaxine. Though further research is needed to confirm that with ongoing Electro-convulsive Therapy, changing the antidepressant classes, SSRI or NaSSA to Venlafaxine will improve the recovery rate.
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Abhinav Joshi
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