Since the 1940s, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been considered the most effective intervention for severe mood disorders. 1 To my knowledge, no treatment, pharmacological or …

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 …

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 …

Modern modified ECT is a safe treatment when practiced with adequate knowledge, skills, and expertise. Following the basic standards of ECT practice is necessary for better clinical …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is hands-down the most controversial treat-ment in modern psychiatry. No other treatment has generated such a fierce and polarized public debate. Critics …

Modern ECT technique relies on a square wave brief or ultra-brief pulse stimulus to trigger a seizure starting from the seizure threshold that is induced at treatment commencement. …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or electroshock therapy (EST) is a psychiatric treatment during which a generalized seizure is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. [1] …

2017年8月1日 · Modern Electroconvulsive Therapy: Vastly Improved yet Greatly Underused JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Aug 1;74(8):779-780. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1670. Author …

Electroconvulsive Therapy: Clinical Neuroscience of Mood Disorders • ECT depressed samples among the most ill in terms of symptom severity, functional disability, and suicidality • Extent of …

Modern ECT practices Since ECT was first used in the 1930s, clinicians have made many modifications to improve its efficacy and safety. Refinements to how ECT is administered …