2024年5月30日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure done under general anesthesia. During this procedure, small electric currents pass through the brain, intentionally causing a brief seizure. ECT seems to change brain chemistry, and these changes can quickly improve symptoms of certain mental health conditions.

2025年1月17日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for certain psychiatric disorders. ECT is most commonly used to treat severe depression (major depression). It is often the fastest and best treatment available for this illness. ECT is also sometimes used to treat other psychiatric disorders, such as:

2022年4月6日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical procedure that involves passing a mild electric current through your brain, causing a short seizure. This procedure is proven to have strong positive effects on severe, treatment-resistant mental health conditions.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock therapy, is a safe and effective medical procedure that gives your brain electrical stimulation to help with depression, manic-depressive illness and schizophrenia. ECT is between 60 and 90 percent effective in major depression, and adults of nearly all ages can receive treatment.

Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a medical procedure in which a small electrical current is used to trigger a controlled seizure in the brain. It is primarily used to treat severe depression, though it may also be used to treat some other mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and catatonia, among others.

2024年10月23日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a psychiatric treatment that involves sending electrical currents through the brain, has had to overcome what Yale psychiatrist Robert Ostroff, MD, says are “criticisms based on non-medical opinions rather than scientific evidence.”

ECT is used in people with treatment-resistant depression, mania, and psychosis from schizophrenia. Most people are receiving ECT for treatment-resistant depression, when antidepressant medication and psychotherapy have not worked.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a clinical procedure where a small dose of electric current is passed through the brain for a brief period to induce seizures for therapeutic purposes in psychiatric (and certain neurological) conditions.

Most people get ECT treatments 3 times a week for about 4 weeks. Patients usually feel a difference after about 6 to 8 treatments. We’ll help you choose the treatment plan that is best for you. Questions? Call Us! 8 hours before you get ECT, stop eating and drinking anything except water and black coffee (no cream or sugar).

ECT, or “electroconvulsive therapy,” sends small amounts of electricity to your brain. ECT helps many people control their symptoms or illness. During an ECT session, you will be asleep. You will not feel any pain during the session. Most people need 6-12 sessions of ECT. Some need fewer and some need more.