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Bookmark or Share- Electroconvulsive Therapy | New England Journal of MedicineElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been an essential treatment for severe mood and psychotic disorders for many decades, and its use is supported by evidence of efficacy and safety. 1-3 This...
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Has Changed: What You Should KnowElectroconvulsive 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.”
- Psychiatry.org - What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment most commonly used in patients with severe major depression or bipolar disorder that has not responded to other treatments. ECT involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - MindElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT for short) is a treatment that involves sending an electric current through your brain. This causes a brief surge of electrical activity within your brain (also known as a seizure). The aim is to relieve severe symptoms of some mental health problems. ECT is given under a general anaesthetic.
- Electroconvulsive therapy - WikipediaElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or electroshock therapy (EST) is a psychiatric treatment during which a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. [1]
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