Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder

摘要

Objective:Previous research suggests that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)—the criterion standard for the treatment of severe depression—is not as effective when the patient has comorbid borderline personality disorder (BPD). The ECT outcomes of patients with and without BPD were compared in a retrospective chart review to test this claim.