AKATHISIA-LIKE BEHAVIOR FOLLOWING ECT, AND ITS SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH LOW-DOSE MIANSERIN

Authors
POYUROVSKY M KOSOV A HALPERIN E ENOCH D SCHNEIDMAN M WEIZMAN A
Citation
M. Poyurovsky et al., AKATHISIA-LIKE BEHAVIOR FOLLOWING ECT, AND ITS SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH LOW-DOSE MIANSERIN, International clinical psychopharmacology, 10(4), 1995, pp. 257-260
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Psychiatry
Journal title
International clinical psychopharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681315
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
257 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1315(1995)10:4<257:ABFEAI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The development of akathisia-like behavior during a course of electroc onvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with psychotic depression is desc ribed. 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-HT(2A)15-HT 2C receptors.