What is ECT and how does it work? While ECT can be done in the outpatient setting, many treatment centers will start ECT with your child admitted to the hospital. During ECT, the brain …

2025年2月10日 · ECT is highly effective in adults, often providing rapid symptom relief when medications and therapy prove insufficient. Although ECT is less frequently used in children, it …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an evidence-based treatment in young people, with more than 80 years of clinical utilization [1] and clinical guidelines recommending its use in severe …

ECT may be indicated as well in specific pediatric neurological conditions. Multiple published reports demonstrate the safety and efficacy of ECT in pediatric patients with a wide range of …

To be considered for ECT, an adolescent must meet criteria involving diagnosis, severity of symptoms, and lack of treatment response. Indicated diagnoses include severe depression …

2021年9月1日 · We present an overview of evidence for ECT in children and adolescents with mood disorders, catatonia, schizophrenia, intellectual disability, self-injurious behavior, and …

2024年1月9日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded as one of the most effective treatment options for various psychiatric disorders. However, its use in the pediatric population …

2013年12月1日 · Psychiatry now generally accepts that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective and necessary in adults with serious depression and other illnesses who do not …

Seven states require a court order to perform ECT on minors. Nine states have absolute restrictions below a certain age. Most of these states restrict below the age of 12, 14, or 16 …

2011年3月1日 · ECT may be indicated as well in specific pediatric neurological conditions. Multiple published reports demonstrate the safety and efficacy of ECT in pediatric patients with …