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Home › Part B: Responding to comorbidity › B6: Managing and treating specific disorders › Bipolar disorders › Treating bipolar disorders › Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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    • B1: Holistic health care
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    • B6: Managing and treating specific disorders
      • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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      • Bipolar disorders
        • Clinical presentation
        • Managing symptoms of bipolar
        • Treating bipolar disorders
          • Psychotherapy
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          • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
            • E-health interventions
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        • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
        • Trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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    Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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    ECT is suggested as a second-line treatment option for bipolar disorder in very severe cases (e.g., in cases of severe depression and suicidality), and in pregnant woman with severe symptoms [578]. However no research studies to date have currently assessed the efficacy of ECT in treating co-occurring bipolar and AOD use disorders.

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