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Pulseless electrical activity during electroconvulsive therapy: a case report

open access: yesBMC Anesthesiology, 2012
Background Arrhythmias resulting in cardiac arrest during electroconvulsive therapy have been reported. Most reported cases of cardiac arrest had asystole as the initial rhythm.
Kalava Arun   +5 more
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The Irony of Liberation in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest vividly portrays the tragic consequences of repressive psychiatric authority. The film was—and remains—one of the most memorable and well‐known products of anti‐psychiatry sentiment. Opponents of American psychiatry from the time period of Cuckoo's Nest objected to what they saw as social control ...
Laura Hirshbein
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the Effect of Ketamine and Sodium Thiopental on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients Admitted to the Ward of Psychiatry; A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2017
Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one the most effective therapies for the treatment of patients with psychotic disorders. Ketamine increases the seizure duration after electroconvulsive therapy.
Behzad Nazemroaya   +2 more
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The perception of Romanian mental health professionals on electroconvulsive therapy

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry
Introduction The journey for the electroconvulsive therapy began in 1938, when convulsive seizures induced by electrical stimulus were used, for the first time, in the therapy of patients diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Over the time, this therapy remains
C. E. Anghel, C. Băcilă
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive functioning in patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy

open access: yes, 2018
Lucie Kalisova, Marketa Kubinova, Jiri Michalec, Jakub Albrecht, Katerina Madlova, Jiri Raboch Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Background ...
Albrecht J   +5 more
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Home sweet harm: Confinement and tranquilidad in post‐asylum Peru

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Peru's Community Mental Health (CMH) model contributes to the exclusion and home confinement of mentally ill individuals. Based on the experience of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and her mother, I show how CMH's emphasis on community‐based care often fails in practice, as neighbors respond to people with mental
Julio Villa‐Palomino
wiley   +1 more source

An international survey of the relatives and friends of electroconvulsive therapy recipients

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to address the paucity of studies of the relatives and friends of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients. Methods A total of 1144 people responded to an online survey. Results The respondents included 286 relatives and friends of ECT recipients, from 22 countries.
Christopher Harrop   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian Analysis of Postoperative Complication Risk Associated With Preoperative Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter: A Single‐Center Cohort Study

open access: yesActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 6, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Air pollution, especially particle pollution, is increasingly recognized as a potential perioperative risk factor, yet modeling environmental exposures in surgical cohorts remains methodologically underdeveloped. We demonstrate a Bayesian hierarchical framework to quantify probabilistic associations between preoperative fine ...
John F. Pearson   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates the hemispheric imbalance in major depressive disorder

open access: yesGeneral Psychiatry, Volume 39, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterised by interhemispheric functional imbalance, yet the neuromodulatory mechanisms underlying its correction remain poorly understood. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown promise in restoring hemispheric balance, but evidence regarding its effects on alpha‐band ...
Yaqun Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report

open access: yes, 2018
Tomasz Mędrala,1 Anna Pycińska,1 Bartłomiej Pyciński,2 Wojciech Merk,1 Krzysztof Kucia1 1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, 2Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian ...
Mędrala T   +4 more
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