ECT AND METHAMPHETAMINE PSYCHOSIS
JAMSHID AHMADI *
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
ALI SAHRAIAN
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
SEYED ALI DASTGHEIB
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
ARASH MANI
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
ARASH MOWLA
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
LAAYA AHMADZADEH
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Methamphetamine abuse is a growing problem in the world especially in Asian countries.
Objective: To depict the dramatic result of ECT in the therapy of methamphetamine psychosis, dependency and craving.
Results: ECT has a dramatic outcome in the management of methamphetamine-induced psychosis.
Conclusion: ECT can be practically employed in this serious condition which may represent a risk to life.
Keywords: Methamphetamine, psychosis, ECT