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ECT and Tardive Dyskinesia

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Linda Hay, PhD

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Barry Blackwell, MD

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Herzl R. Spiro, MD, PhD

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Three cases of elderly depressed patients with symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (TD) subsequently treated with electrocon vulsive therapy (ECT) are presented. These cases are discussed in relation to several cases reported in the literature of ECT and TD. The possibility of improvement in symptoms of TD in certain patients is discussed.

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 106-109 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/089198879000300209


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