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Lithium (Li) has often been compared to ECT in therapeutic spectrum and mechanism. Inhibition of inositol monophosphatase and reduction of brain inositol are major mechanisms of Li action. Many Li effects in animals and humans are reversible by inositol. We therefore studied interactions of ECS and inositol. ECS in rats did not reduce brain inositol monophosphatase activity or brain inositol levels...