... episodes was achieved by resumption of psy-chiatric medication.DiscussionElectroconvulsive therapy is generally used on severelydepressed patients when other forms of therapy, such asmedications ... normal. Treatment withhaloperidol, 30 mg/day, biperiden, 4 mg/day, anddiazepam, 10 mg/day, was not satisfactory. The patienthad total of five ECTs, but was discharged from the hospi-tal against ... [8-10]. The neuroendocrine the- ory hypothesizes that the seizure causes the hypothala-mus to release chemicals that cause changes throughout the body [9].ECT affects the brain by increasing metabolism...