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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Mania

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1991
Early 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 ...
Victor Milstein, I. F. Small, Joyce G. Small   +2 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Denmark

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1976
SummaryDuring 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.
E Roeder, J Heshe
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Electroconvulsive Therapy—1987

Anesthesiology, 1987
The 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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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Anesthesia

International Anesthesiology Clinics, 2009
Electroconvulsive Therapy and AnesthesiaHistoryConvulsive therapy for treatment of psychiatric disorders predates the use of electricity and the field of modern anesthesiology. In more recent times, shortly after the introduction of the use of electricity to induce seizures, practitioners began to ...
Stacie Deiner, Elizabeth A. M. Frost
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Headache and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 1994
SYNOPSISWhile 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.
Charles Lewis Ravaris M.D., Thomas N. Ward, Saul J. Weiner   +2 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Ethnicity

The Journal of ECT, 2012
Studies 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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Asystole with electroconvulsive therapy*

Journal of Internal Medicine, 1994
Abstract. The rare complication of asystole with beta‐adrenergic blockade by labetalol following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is described with a literature review of cardiac mechanisms (33 references).
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Electroconvulsive therapy

Psychiatric Services, 1996
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Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2011
Patrizia M Agostinis, Kristian Berg, Keith A Cengel   +2 more
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Chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell therapy in multiple myeloma: A comprehensive review of current data and implications for clinical practice

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2023
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