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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2008 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, deliberately triggering a brief seizure. This seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can alleviate symptoms of certain mental illnesses ECT ...
Mahmoud Rafieian Kopaei +1 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy [PDF]
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1986 The indications for convulsive treatment are such that, when it is properly used, it is one of the most effective treatments in the whole of medicine. Its chief indication is for depressive illness that shows predominantly biological features. It is particularly useful for patients who have not responded to other treatments and for those who are ...
Max Hamilton
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Cognitive effects after ECT: how to treat them?
European Psychiatry, 2023 How far have we progressed in the field of treating cognitive side effects? Six months after the last ECT treatment, about 15% of patients still have such symptoms, limiting daily life.
E. Verwijk
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Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents: a case report
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Electroconvulsive therapy is a proven treatment for mood and psychotic disorders in adult patients. It is estimated that in children and adolescents this type of therapy is underutilised despite the fact that the most recent studies have ...
L. Mallol Castaño +2 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy in Oman: a national audit of demographics and standards
Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2023 Background We aim to address the dearth of knowledge regarding general electroconvulsive therapy practice in Oman, by examining and investigating the electroconvulsive therapy practices at all hospitals providing electroconvulsive therapy across the ...
Tamadhir Al-Mahrouqi +3 more
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Is There a Role of Gender in Electroconvulsive Therapy Response?
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021 Objective: Gender difference is a significant determinant of treatment response. As in pharmacological agents, knowledge about this difference is also important for electroconvulsive therapy as an effective treatment modality. The current study aimed to
Abdullah Bolu +4 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2022 Background Many of the anaesthetic drugs used for electroconvulsive therapy have anticonvulsant properties and may influence efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy.
Laila Chomrikh +4 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Narrative Review
Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Electroconvulsive therapy is characterized by the electrical induction of generalized and self-limited seizures and is currently available for the treatment of severe psychiatric disorders in children and adults.
Ana Mafalda Carvalheiro +3 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2022 Aim It is controversial whether psychotic features are a risk factor for relapse in patients with electroconvulsive therapy‐responsive major depressive disorder.
Akise Umakoshi +7 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 The aim of this study is to prove the positive effect of electroconvulsive therapy on depressive disorders. Depression as a mental illness has not been fully studied in terms of its relationship in combination with electroconvulsive therapy ...
Klaudia Smulewicz +4 more
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