Author(s)

Xueting Zhang¹, Fang Qian^1,2, Chengbiao Lu^2,3*

¹The Outpatient Department of Minkang Hospital of Ningxia Civil Affairs Department, Yinchuan, China.
²Laboratory of Neuronal Network and Brain Diseases Modulation, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
³Key Lab of Brain Research of Henan Province, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.

A 42-year-old female patient suffered refractory insomnia. A variety of drugs including anti-anxiety, antidepressants, antipsychotics and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have been applied in the treatment with no significant effect, whereas modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) can significantly improve the patient’s sleep.

Insomnia, Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy, Major Depression

Zhang, X. , Qian, F. and Lu, C. (2017) A Case of Refractory Insomnia Responding to Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy. Yangtze Medicine, 1, 189-193. doi: 10.4236/ym.2017.14019.