Continuation Pharmacotherapy in the Prevention of Relapse Following Electroconvulsive Therapy - Author/Article Information - Electroconvulsive Therapy

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Author Affiliations: Departments of Biological Psychiatry (Drs Sackeim and Prudic), Neuroscience (Dr Mann), and Analytical Psychopharmacology (Mr Cooper), New York State Psychiatric Institute, and the Departments of Psychiatry (Drs Sackeim, Mann, and Prudic and Mr Cooper) and Radiology (Drs Sackeim and Mann), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa (Drs Haskett, Mulsant, and Thase); Carrier Foundation, Belle Meade, NJ (Drs Pettinati and Greenberg); Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City (Dr Crowe). Dr Pettinati is now with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Dr Greenberg, the Department of Psychiatry, St Francis Hospital, Jersey City, NJ.

Corresponding Author and Reprints: Harold A. Sackeim, PhD, Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10032 (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Author Contributions: Study concept and design: Sackeim, Haskett, Mann, Pettinati, Cooper, Prudic.

Acquisition of data: Haskett, Mulsant, Mann, Pettinati, Greenberg, Crowe, Prudic.

Analysis and interpretation of data: Sackeim, Haskett, Mulsant, Thase, Cooper.

Drafting of the manuscript: Sackeim, Mann.

Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Sackeim, Haskett, Mulsant, Thase, Mann, Pettinati, Greenberg, Crowe, Cooper, Prudic.

Statistical expertise: Sackeim.

Obtained funding: Sackeim, Haskett, Mann, Pettinati, Prudic.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Sackeim, Haskett, Mulsant, Thase, Mann, Pettinati, Cooper, Prudic.

Study supervision: Sackeim, Haskett, Mulsant, Thase, Mann, Pettinati, Prudic.

Funding/Support: This work was supported by National Institute of Mental Health grants R37 MH35636 (Dr Sackeim), R10 MH57009 (Dr Sackeim), R01 MH47739 (Dr Sackeim), R01 MH48512 (Dr Haskett), R01 MH49786 (Dr Mulsant), R01 MH52247 (Dr Mulsant), R01 MH 01613 (Dr Mulsant), R01 MH30915 (Dr Thase), R10 MH57804 (Dr Crowe), and R01 MH47709 (Dr Pettinati). The lithium carbonate used in this study was obtained through a grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc (Marietta, Ga). The electroconvulsive therapy devices used in this study were donated by the MECTA Corp.

Acknowledgment: We thank James J. Amos, MD, Donald W. Black, MD, Robert Dealy, MD, Diane Dolata, MSW, RN, Jennifer Dean, BA, Tracy Flynn, MEd, Janelle Gabel, RN, Stephen J. Hegedus, BS, Kevin M. Malone, MD, Mitchell S. Nobler, MD, Carrie J. Opheim, BS, Shoshana Peyser, CSW, PhD, Steven P. Roose, MD, Kerith E. Spicknall, BA, and Stephanie M. Stevens, RN, for assistance in carrying out this study.

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