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ECT-induced delirium and further ECT: a case report

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.7.922

The authors report the occurrence of a severe confusional state (DSM- III delirium) in a patient who received bilateral sinusoidal ECT. Unilateral brief-pulse ECT was then used to successfully treat the patient's depression without the redevelopment of delirium.

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