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Treating electroconvulsive therapy–induced mania with more electroconvulsive therapy: Evidence for electroconvulsive therapy as the ultra-mood stabilizer [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018 Electroconvulsive therapy has been described as a mood stabilizer, as it is effective in all stages of bipolar disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy–induced mania is a known and potentially dangerous risk of treating bipolar depression with ...
Rejish K Thomas +2 more
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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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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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Nurses` Performance Regarding Care of Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains an important treatment in contemporary psychiatric medicine for many patients with severe mood and psychotic disorders.
Amal Elias Abdel-Aziz +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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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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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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