Electroconvulsive therapy
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ECS, ECT, electrotherapy, mental disorder therapy, shock therapy
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major depression, psychotherapy
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used for severe depression resistant to drug treatment; patients are anesthetized and given a muscle relaxant, and a brief pulse of current is passed through the brain, triggering a short seizure, 6-12 times over a 2-4 week period.
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- Putting the past in the pastElectroconvulsive therapy is a procedure in which electrical currents are passed through the brain to trigger a seizure.
- Electroconvulsive therapy is usually offered when drugs and/or psychotherapy haven't worked.
- Electroconvulsive therapy is the most controversial treatment in psychiatry.
- Related content Other Psychiatry Related Articles Editorial Electroconvulsive therapy Recent recommendations are likely to improve standards and uniformity of use Electroconvulsive therapy is one of the most controversial treatments in medicine.
- An article in the March 25, 1993 New England Journal of Medicine says "ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy is widely used to treat certain psychiatric disorders, particularly major depression" (p.
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