ECT in LSD Psychosis: A Report of Three Cases
Abstract
Three patients with toxic psychosis associated with LSD ingestion responded dramatically to a short series of unilateral ECTs after more conservative measures had been unsuccessful. The conservative measures consisted of medication, psychotherapy, and therapeutic milieu. The author recommends ECT for the "bad trip" from LSD that does not remit rapidly.
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