East African medical journal
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Naturalistic comparative study of outcome and cognitive effects of unmodified electro-convulsive therapy in schizophrenia, mania and severe depression in Nigeria.
Although unmodified electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is widely used in Nigeria for schizophrenia, mania and severe depression failing to respond to adequate pharmacotherapy in the short-term, there are no prospective studies on its efficacy and side effects. ⋯ Unmodified ECT combined with pharmacotherapy was safe and effective with non-enduring subjective memory difficulty for this potentially drug treatment resistant group of psychotic patients.