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 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