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electroconvulsive therapy
electroconvulsive therapy procedure
electroconvulsive therapy procedure. ECT, sometimes known as ‘electric-shock treatment’, has been available since the 1930s as a treatment option. Its use has always been controversial, and it is viewed as barbaric. How it precisely alters the brain’s activities in alleviating mental disorder is unknown. The use of ECT is banned in some countries. In the […]
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Side Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This is the technical name forthe much-feared ‘shock’ therapy. There is no doubt that ECT is often given to people who do not need it. It may also sometimes be given without anaesthesia, which is unacceptable,unethical practice. Despite these incidents of bad practice, the fact remains that that ECT is one of […]
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Electroconvulsive therapy in treating depression
The greater the number of typical features of depression, the greater likelihood of a good response to electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy is particularly effective in treating depression with psychotic features Patients who do not respond to antidepressant drugs may respond to electroconvulsive therapy It is essential to continue drug treatment with antidepressants after a successful […]
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