Electroconvulsive Therapy - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Serum oxytocin levels in patients with depression and the effects of gender and antidepressant treatment.

Sep 2009 Abnormalities in the neurohypophyseal system have been reported in depression. This study aimed to investigate serum oxytocin levels in patients with depression and the effects of gender and antidepressant treatment on these levels. Serum oxytocin ... Read more...

ECT for Parkinson's disease.

3 Aug 2009 Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder that affects over five million people worldwide. Pharmacotherapy with dopamine enhancing medications is the mainstay of treatment. Neurosurgical techniques, ranging from ... Read more...

[Electroconvulsive therapy: myths and evidences]

13 Jul 2009 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an efficient, safe and even life saving treatment for several psychiatric disorders, namely depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Many were the doubts with it utilization, namely until the 1980s. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Electroconvulsive Therapy - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Serum oxytocin levels in patients with depression and the effects of gender and antidepressant treatment. Sep 2009
• ECT for Parkinson's disease. 3 Aug 2009
• Successful retrial of ECT two months after ECT-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• [Electroconvulsive therapy: myths and evidences] 13 Jul 2009
• Psychopharmacology for neurologists. 21 Jun 2009
• Electroconvulsive treatment for nonepileptic seizure disorders. 7 Jun 2009
• [Electroconvulsive therapy today] 30 May 2009
• Evaluation of treatment in 35 cases of bipolar suicide. 30 May 2009
• Optimizing ECT technique. 30 May 2009
• Exceptionally high initial seizure threshold in a catatonic patient treated with electroconvulsive therapy. 30 May 2009
• Focal electrically administered therapy: device parameter effects on stimulus perception in humans. 30 May 2009
• Comparison of propofol and thiopental as anesthetic agents for electroconvulsive therapy: a randomized, blinded comparison of seizure duration, stimulus charge, clinical effect, and cognitive side effects. 30 May 2009
• Mood disorders in elderly population: neurostimulative treatment possibilities. 30 May 2009
• Ultra-brief pulse ECT in bipolar and unipolar depressive disorder: differences in speed of response. 30 May 2009
• Remission of tardive dystonia with electroconvulsive therapy. 30 May 2009
• "Shock" therapy for depression survives controversy, offers hope. 30 May 2009
• Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2009. 29 Apr 2009
• Clinical practice recommendations for bipolar disorder. 29 Apr 2009
• Clinical practice recommendations for depression. 29 Apr 2009
• Improvement of cognition in a patient with Cotard's delusions and frontotemporal atrophy receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. 14 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Electroconvulsive Therapy'

Definition: Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Descriptor UI: D004565

Alternative terms: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Electroconvulsive Therapies; Therapies, Electroconvulsive; Therapy, Electroconvulsive; ECT (Psychotherapy); Shock Therapy, Electric; Electric Shock Therapies; Electric Shock Therapy; Shock Therapies, Electric; Therapies, Electric Shock; Therapy, Electric Shock; Convulsive Therapy, Electric; Convulsive Therapies, Electric; Electric Convulsive Therapies; Electric Convulsive Therapy; Therapies, Electric Convulsive; Therapy, Electric Convulsive; Electroshock Therapy; Electroshock Therapies; Therapies, Electroshock; Therapy, Electroshock;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: F04.570.200.583; F04.669.224.300;

Online Note: use ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY to search SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1966-80 & ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK 1966-67

History Note: 81; was SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1963-80; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK was heading 1966-67

Technical Notes: a psychotherapy technique: do not confuse with ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK, an experimental tool