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Anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2018Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well established and effective therapy in treatment-resistant depression. It is performed under general anesthesia, but no consensus exists regarding the optimal anesthetic drugs. A growing interest in optimizing adjunctive medication regimes in ECT anesthesia has emerged in recent years.
Janina Bochem, Martin Soehle
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007Electroconvulsive therapy for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders has been advocated as being safe and effective in pregnancy.A primigravida underwent multiple electroconvulsive treatments during pregnancy for the diagnosis of major depression.
Jacquelyn Blackstone +3 more
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Nursing Management, 2009
A new website for mental health nurses who work in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) clinics has been launched by the National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT).
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A new website for mental health nurses who work in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) clinics has been launched by the National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT).
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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
Robert G. Harper, Arthur N. Wiens
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Sweden
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1979SummaryIn spite of a decrease in the number of electroconvulsive treatments (ECT) administered during the decade 1966–1975, ECT is still commonly used in Sweden. About 4 per cent of all patients admitted for psychiatric treatment during 1975 received ECT. Affective disorders and confusional states appear to be the main indications. Treatment is usually
Svend-Otto Frederiksen, G. D'Elia
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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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New England Journal of Medicine, 2022
Randall T. Espinoza, Charles H. Kellner
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Randall T. Espinoza, Charles H. Kellner
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2011
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used in the United States for the treatment of major depression and a limited number of other psychiatric disorders. Patients require general anesthesia and airway management for this procedure, which is most often performed on psychiatric wards or in outpatient facilities.
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used in the United States for the treatment of major depression and a limited number of other psychiatric disorders. Patients require general anesthesia and airway management for this procedure, which is most often performed on psychiatric wards or in outpatient facilities.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 An 82-year-old woman with severe depression, including psychotic symptoms, is referred for consideration of electroconvulsive therapy. She has had four episodes of major depression consisting of crying spells, loss of interest in usual activities, insomnia, loss of appetite and weight, difficulty with concentration, feelings of helplessness and ...
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Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy
Anesthesiology Clinics, 2020This article deals with anesthesia for patients receiving ECT for a variety of mood disorders. It includes indications, contraindications, patient selection, workflow, anesthetic management, and postprocedure complications of electroconvulsive therapy.
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