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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Definition of 'Electroconvulsive Therapy'Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA. Common names: 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 |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture for treatment of catatonic schizophrenia. METHODS: Eighty cases were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The observation ... Read more...
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...
30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: Patients with unrepaired abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may have depression and other psychiatric disorders for which electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be recommended. It is unclear whether ECT, which transiently, yet markedly, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Electroconvulsive Therapy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Controlled study on therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture and modified electric convulsive therapy on catatonic schizophrenia] 29 Sep 2009
- Serum oxytocin levels in patients with depression and the effects of gender and antidepressant treatment. Sep 2009
- Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: implementing the STABLE algorithm.
30 Aug 2009 - Inducing two seizures at titration. 30 Aug 2009
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine among individuals with serious mood disorders receiving electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
- Four years of successful maintenance electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
- Safety of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with unrepaired abdominal aortic aneurysm: report of 8 patients. 30 Aug 2009
- Introducing the expert electroconvulsive therapy physician for 2009: one person's reflection. 30 Aug 2009
- Impacts of switching antidepressants after successful electroconvulsive therapy on the maintenance of clinical remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: a chart review. 30 Aug 2009
- Clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients submitted to electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
- Acute and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severely disabling obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a patient with Asperger syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
- Neurophysiological characterization of high-dose magnetic seizure therapy: comparisons with electroconvulsive shock and cognitive outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
- Electroconvulsive therapy in the setting of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 30 Aug 2009
- Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in Fahr disease associated with bipolar psychotic disorder: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
- Effects of propofol or etomidate on QT interval during electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
- Successful electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with intellectual disability and bipolar disorder, with catatonic features misdiagnosed as encephalopathy. 30 Aug 2009
- Combination of electroconvulsive therapy with skin graft surgery for a schizophrenic patient with burns. 30 Aug 2009
- Electroconvulsive therapy in the Netherlands: a questionnaire survey on contemporary practice. 30 Aug 2009
- Successful use of donepezil in treatment of cognitive impairment caused by maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
- Effective use of electroconvulsive therapy after craniofacial reconstructive surgery. 30 Aug 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