Electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of late-onset obsessive compulsive disorder

Abstract

ABSTRACTAn 81-year-old female with no previous psychiatric history presented with late-onset obsessive compulsive disorder following an acute right macular hemorrhage and loss of vision. Following a thorough organic screen to exclude a physical cause, various high doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were tried with no therapeutic benefit. The patient had significant remission of her symptoms following a course of electroconvulsive therapy.