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Headache and Electroconvulsive Therapy
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 1994SYNOPSIS While headache is a documented side effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), there is little information on this phenomenon. Studies of the mechanisms of ECT as a treatment for depression indicate that alterations in serotonergic neurotransmission appear to be related to its efficacy. While ECT and many
S J, Weiner, T N, Ward, C L, Ravaris
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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Ethnicity
The Journal of ECT, 2012Studies on ECT and race show that ECT clinics treat predominantly white patients. It has been suggested that certain ethnic groups are less likely to receive a diagnosis of an affective disorder and are therefore less likely to be referred to the ECT clinic. In the United States, inequalities in access to health care between the different ethnic groups
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Electroconvulsive therapy and the heart
International Journal of Cardiology, 2007Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a modality of treatment that consists in inducing a controlled convulsive seizure by electric stimulation of the brain. Indications for ECT include schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar affective disorders, especially when patients are drugresistant or have adverse effects due to drug therapy [1]. People of all
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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 ...
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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 ...
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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY AND MEMORY
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1975Recent research on the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on memory is critically reviewed. Despite some inconsistent findings, unilateral nondominant ECT appears to affect verbal memory less than bilateral ECT. Adequate research on multiple monitored ECT is lacking. With few exceptions, the research methodologies for assessing memory have been
R G, Harper, A N, Wiens
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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Anticoagulation
Psychosomatics, 2019[No abstract available]
Gökcek, Aysel +4 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Denmark
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1976SummaryDuring the fiscal year 1 April 1972 to 31 March 1973, 22,210 ECT treatments in 3,438 series were given in Denmark (6.46 treatments per series). Indications for treatment were: endogenous depression, acute delirium, mania, hysterical psychosis, reactive depression and schizophrenia.
J, Heshe, E, Roeder
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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Mania
Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1991Early literature on the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for mania is reviewed briefly, followed by an account of retrospective and prospective studies that indicate the usefulness of ECT in the treatment of mania. Case vignettes that involve patients with relatively mild manic illnesses are presented, followed by discussion of technical issues ...
J G, Small, V, Milstein, I F, Small
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Electroconvulsive Therapy—1987
Anesthesiology, 1987The noncontroversial fact regarding ECT seems to be that controversy exists in almost every area of its use, its art, and its science. The nature of the treatment itself, its history of abuse, unfavorable media presentations, special attention by the legal system, uneven distribution of use among facilities and practitioners, and lack of certified ...
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