Electroconvulsive Therapy for a 14-Year-Old Patient With Autism and Refractory Agitation: A Case Report

Fouad Sabatin; Nizar Marzouqa; Rasmea Asad; Aya Alshalash; Batoul Housheya

doi:10.1192/bjo.2025.10746

BJPsych Open (Jun 2025)

Electroconvulsive Therapy for a 14-Year-Old Patient With Autism and Refractory Agitation: A Case Report

Fouad Sabatin,
Nizar Marzouqa,
Rasmea Asad,
Aya Alshalash,
Batoul Housheya

Affiliations

Fouad Sabatin: Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine
Nizar Marzouqa: Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital, Bethlehem, Palestine
Rasmea Asad: Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine
Aya Alshalash: Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine
Batoul Housheya: Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10746
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11
pp. S310 – S310

Abstract

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Aims: To present a case of refractory agitation in a patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explore electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a therapeutic option.

Published in BJPsych Open

ISSN: 2056-4724 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open

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