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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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, Akbar Rouzbahani   +1 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Severe Refractory Tardive Dystonia Without Active Depression: A Case Report. [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacol Rep
Electroconvulsive therapy produced clinically meaningful improvement in severe refractory tardive dystonia without active depression, including recovery of independent ambulation. However, symptom recurrence after discontinuation highlights the potential need for continuation or maintenance strategies.
Asahi T, Kawamata Y, Sugawara N, Maehara R, Yasui-Furukori N.   +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, P. Del Sol Calderón, R. Paricio Del Castillo   +2 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, Suleyman Ozselek, Suleyman Akarsu, Mustafa Alper, Adem Balikci   +4 more
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The influence of anaesthetic choice on seizure duration of electroconvulsive therapy; etomidate versus methohexital

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, Mustafa Ahmadi, T. Martijn Kuijper, Joris J. B. van der Vlugt, Seppe J. H. A. Koopman   +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, Ana Patrícia Jorge, Maria Rita Gonçalves, Maria Laureano   +3 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy in an older patient with recurrent major depressive disorder and a permanent pacemaker: A case report. [PDF]

PCN Rep
Abstract Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is highly effective for severe or treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder, including in older adults. In patients with permanent pacemakers, however, ECT may be avoided because of concern about device malfunction or arrhythmia.
Omori W, Kodaka N, Oga K, Masuda Y, Okada G.   +4 more
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Relationship among psychotic features, benzodiazepine receptor agonists, and rehospitalization in patients with electroconvulsive therapy‐responsive major depressive disorder: A retrospective 2‐year observational study

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, Masahiro Takeshima, Yu Itoh, Mari Yamamoto, Nana Shibata, Masaya Ogasawara, Naoko Ayabe, Kazuo Mishima   +7 more
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Potential mechanisms of action and effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depressive disorders

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, Alicja Wójcik, Wojciech Pakaszewski, Bartosz Rusin, Bartłomiej Ziomko   +4 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy for Depression in Anorexia Nervosa. A review

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Anorexia nervosa has an important burden on both patients and families, with important comorbidities such as depression and obsessive symptoms. These are more resistant to pharmacological treatment than in non-anorexia patients, due to both
F. Azevedo, R. André, I. Donas-Boto, D. Jeremias, C. Almeida   +4 more
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