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Bookmark or Share- 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).
- ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy): What It Is & Side EffectsElectroconvulsive 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) - Mayo ClinicElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can greatly and rapidly improve severe symptoms of several mental health conditions, including: Severe depression, particularly when other symptoms are present, including a break from reality (psychosis), a strong desire to attempt suicide or failure to thrive.
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Definition, Types ...Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a form of psychiatric treatment that involves inducing seizures with the use of electrical stimulation while an individual is under general anesthesia. An estimated 100,000 people in the US have ECT each year.
- What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)? - Psychiatry.orgElectroconvulsive 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.
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