Abstract
The development of akathisia-like behavior during a course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with psychotic depression is described. The ECT-induced akathisia responded successfully to mianserin. It seems that the beneficial effect of low-dose mianserin (15 mg/day) is related to its prominent antagonistic activity at the 5-HT2A/5-HT2C- receptors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-260 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | International Clinical Psychopharmacology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Akathisia
- Electroconvulsive therepy (ECT)
- Mianserin
- Serotonin