Chapter List Guidelines In a nutshellAbout these guidelinesPart A: About co-occurring conditionsPart B: Responding to co-occurring conditionsB1: Holistic health careB2: Trauma-informed careB3: Identifying co-occurring conditionsB4: Assessing riskB5: Coordinating careB6: Approaches to co-occurring conditionsB7: Managing and treating specific disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)PsychosisClinical presentationManaging symptoms of psychosisTreating psychotic spectrum disordersPsychotherapyPharmacotherapyElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT)E-health interventionsPhysical activityComplementary and alternative therapiesSummaryBipolar disordersDepressionAnxietyObsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)Trauma, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSDEating disorders (ED)Personality disordersSubstance-induced disordersOther conditionsConcluding remarksB8: Worker self-carePart C: Specific population groupsAppendicesAbbreviationsGlossaryReferencesDisclaimer and acknowledgements Download full Guidelines Order a free hard copy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Download page ECT has long been used as an adjunctive treatment for people who do not have an adequate response to antipsychotics [808]. A Cochrane review that examined the efficacy of ECT among people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia as a single disorder concluded that, when combined with standard care, ECT may lead to greater improvements compared with antipsychotics alone; however, the available evidence was too weak to determine whether ECT is superior or inferior to other controls for the management of treatment resistant schizophrenia [988]. Download section Previous Next