Besides mood disorders for what other disorders is Electroconvulsive therapy effective?
Schizophrenia (especially when catatonic features or affective symptoms are present), schizoaffective disorder, catatonia in other settings (including NMS), refractory Parkinson’s disease (reduces motor symptoms; especially if “on/off” phenomenon is present), intractable epilepsy (especially when mood disorders, which are highly comorbid with Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy, are present), and some endocrinopathies.
