Despite ongoing controversy, there has never been a large-scale, prospective study of the cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT ... medical and psychiatric comorbidities, use ...

Healthcare providers only recommend ECT when other mental health treatments (such ... They will also perform a physical exam to clear you for the therapy. If you have diabetes, they'll likely ...

Like many psychiatric treatments, the mechanism of action for electric shock therapy ... psychosis and other mood or psychotic symptoms when used appropriately.” “ECT remains the gold ...

Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment ...

New data has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is being disproportionately used to treat women with mental health issues ... is required or when other treatments have failed ...

The purpose of these guidelines for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT Guidelines ... Disclaimer: This document appears here with permission from the UBC Department of Psychiatry and the BC Ministry of ...

Above all, the arrival of Thorazine in psychiatric treatment in the early 1950s made electroconvulsive therapy a second choice or last resort for treating mental illness. Its popularity declined ...

Convulsive therapies are an underappreciated treatment that can alleviate symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders through rapid cycles of muscle contraction ...

ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy), and IV (Intravenous) Ketamine for depression are treatments used when Medications and Therapy are ineffective and/or poorly tolerated. In Mental Health Treatment ...