Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Adjunctive use of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and drug-resistant epilepsy: A pilot study
... epilepsy. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been proposed as a treatment option for refractory epilepsy in a few an- ecdotal reports ...intensive ECT program in patients with Lennox-Gastaut ...
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Electroconvulsive therapy treatment in patients with somatic symptom and related disorders
... for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in SSD or ...of ECT in patients with SSD and ...of ECT at the Neuropsychiatric Program at the University of British Columbia Hospital from 2000 to ...
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The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on neutrophyl/lymphocyte ratio
... disorders. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded as an effective treatment of not only depression, but also schizophrenia and mania, especially when there is no response to pharmacological ...
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Impacts of the duration and number of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sessions on clinical course and treatment of the patients with major depressive disorder
... Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment method to manage certain psychiatric disorders, and it does not have obvious side effects ...of ECT is associated with the length of ...
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Administration of electroconvulsive therapy for depression associated with deep brain stimulation in a patient with post traumatic Parkinson’s Disease: a case study
... Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be effective for parkinsonian symptoms poorly responsive to medications. DBS is typically well-tolerated, as are the maintenance battery changes. Here we ...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Sudan, Probing Differences between Africa and the West
... Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was the mainstay of treatment for both manic and depressive phases of Bi- polar Affective Disorder (BPAD) long before the introduction of neuroleptics and mood ...of ...
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Professional accounts of electroconvulsive therapy: a discourse analysis
... Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a socially contested psychiatric ...used ECT on a routine ...of ECT administration were interviewed about the ...constructed ECT recipients as ...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Eyes of Undergraduate Nursing Students
... that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an established safe and effective proce- dure, its use has continued to attract controversy with considerable stigma associated with ...wards ECT by the ...
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Use of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia in China
... Electroconvulsive therapy is mainly provided for inpatients in this ...of ECT usually comprise six to twelve sessions for adult under general anesthesia, five times in the first week and then three ...
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Heart rate changes during electroconvulsive therapy
... during electroconvulsive therapy in the stimulation ...in ECT seemed to be only of minor importance: bradycardia lasted longer during RUL stimulation; the heart rate reached its maximum a little ...
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The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur A Study of 31 Patients
... The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur A Study of 31 Patients Med J Malaysia Vol 38 No 2 June 1983 THE USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IN THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITA[.] ...
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Decision making and support available to individuals considering and undertaking electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a qualitative, consumer led study
... more ECT sessions ...of ECT is not currently undertaken anywhere in Australia and the practice is un- tested in the local ...in ECT service delivery before it could be utilised in the Australian ...
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Administration of electroconvulsive therapy for depression associated with deep brain stimulation in a patient with post-traumatic Parkinson’s Disease: a case study
... This case report describes a patient with an atypical on- set of what is believed to be post-traumatic Parkinson ’ s syndrome. DBS proved beneficial for her worsening movement disorder similar to its established efficacy ...
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Safety of electroconvulsive therapy in pregnancy
... suspicion of early membrane rupture (EMR). In the literature, it is mentioned that the oxytocin levels peak post ECT application, causing intrauterine contractions and premature birth (11,12). In our case, EMR had ...
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What is the process by which a decision to administer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) or not is made?:A grounded theory informed study of the multi disciplinary professionals involved
... A grounded theory informed design was used to enable in-depth exploration of participants’ experiences of ECT decision-making processes. Grounded theory was first postulated by Glaser and Strauss [11]. Since then ...
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A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial on the role of preemptive analgesia with acetaminophen [paracetamol] in reducing headache following electroconvulsive therapy [ECT]
... 1000. ECT sessions were con- ducted in a dedicated ECT suite under the supervision of a consultant psychiatrist and consultant ...BF) ECT machine was used in the treatment of all ...bilateral ...
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia
... utilize ECT more often and aware of its outcome than family physi- ...receive ECT when indi- cated, which shows higher attitude compared to Greek, Hungarian, and Romanian psychiatrists ...receive ECT ...
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Cognitive functioning in patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy
... since ECT is also effective in older patients), capable of giving informed con- sent, and able to be tested for ...where ECT was recommended, were ...
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial With 6 Month Follow Up of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electroconvulsive Therapy for Severe Depression
... than ECT but that its effectiveness pos- sibly approached that of ECT ...to ECT (27), we calculated that the maximum acceptable difference between rTMS and ECT change scores would be ...
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Brain donation in psychiatry: results of a Dutch prospective donor program among psychiatric cohort participants
... Elderly. ECT = Depressed patients treated with electroconvulsive ...behavioral therapy in the treatment of PTSD ’ ...Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) versus Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP) in ...
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