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CASE REPORT article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1487983
This article is part of the Research Topic Youth Mental Health, Particularly in Asian Populations View all 42 articles

Hybrid Electroconvulsive Therapy in an Adolescent with Major Depressive Disorder: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
Jingya Zhang Jingya Zhang 1Jia Li Jia Li 2Nan Wang Nan Wang 3Xin-hui Xie Xin-hui Xie 4Lun Zeng Lun Zeng 1*
  • 1 Department of Clinical Psychology, The Second People’s Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, Guangdong, China., Huizhou, China
  • 2 Electroconvulsive Therapy Room, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, The Second People’s Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, Guangdong, China., Huizhou, China
  • 3 Department of Child & Adolescent Psychology, The Second People’s Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, Guangdong, China., Huizhou, China
  • 4 Brain Function and Psychosomatic Medicine Institute, Second People’s Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, Guangdong, China; 2) Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Huizhou, China

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    The incidence of depression is increasing in adolescents, who are at a stage of education and therefore more concerned about their cognitive changes. We tried to preserve the rapid relief of depressive symptoms in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) while causing less cognitive impairment, thus designing the hybrid-ECT (HECT), a modified ECT therapy. Here, we report a case study of a 14-year-old male student with major depressive disorder (MDD) suffering from severe suicidality and significant impairment in social functioning who achieved effective antidepressant effects with HECT and improved cognitive function. HECT showed safety and effectiveness in adolescent MDD patient.

    Keywords: Electroconvulsive Therapy, MDD, Adolescent, HECT, Cognitive Function

    Received: 29 Aug 2024; Accepted: 18 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Li, Wang, Xie and Zeng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Lun Zeng, Department of Clinical Psychology, The Second People’s Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, Guangdong, China., Huizhou, China

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