Cost reduction with maintenance ECT in refractory bipolar disorder

Curley Bonds; Mark A. Frye; Michael F. Coudreaut; Malcom Cunningham; Melissa Spearing; Michael McGuire; Barry Guze

doi:10.1097/00124509-199803000-00006

Cost reduction with maintenance ECT in refractory bipolar disorder

Curley Bonds, Mark A. Frye, Michael F. Coudreaut, Malcom Cunningham, Melissa Spearing, Michael McGuire, Barry Guze

Psychiatry and Psychology

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Abstract

A case report of outpatient maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is presented in a patient with bipolar disorder type I refractory to conventional medication treatment but responsive to ECT A cost comparison is made showing substantial savings when outpatient maintenance ECT is used in lieu of inpatient hospitalization with ECT A detailed life chart illustrating multiple medication trials that failed to stabilize the patient accompanies the financial summary. This case highlights the advantages of outpatient maintenance ECT for bipolar depression particularly with regard to safety, efficacy, and significant health care cost reduction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	36-41
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of ECT
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00124509-199803000-00006
State	Published - 1998

Keywords

Bipolar depression
Life chart
Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy

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Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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