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- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Mayo Clinic
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure done under general anesthesia During this procedure, small electric currents pass through the brain, intentionally causing a brief seizure ECT seems to change brain chemistry, and these changes can quickly improve symptoms of certain mental health conditions
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): What It Is Side Effects
Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a medical treatment for certain mental health conditions that don’t respond well to medications or other treatments It involves applying a small electrical stimulus to your brain to trigger a brief, controlled seizure
- Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a psychiatric treatment that causes a generalized seizure by passing electrical current through the brain [2] ECT is often used as an intervention for mental disorders when other treatments are inadequate Conditions responsive to ECT include major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia [3]
- What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)? - Psychiatry. org
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment most commonly used in patients with severe major depression or bipolar disorder that has not responded to other treatments ECT involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression - WebMD
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is effective treatment for managing depression symptoms Learn about its procedure, risk and side effects
- Electroconvulsive Therapy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
In a patient under intravenous sedation or general anesthesia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses an electric current to create a generalized cerebral seizure
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) gt; Fact Sheets gt; Yale Medicine
ECT is a medical procedure in which an electrical current is used to trigger a controlled seizure The procedure is used to treat severe depression and other mental health conditions including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and catatonia
- Electroconvulsive therapy: Benefits and risks
What is ECT? ECT can be an effective treatment when drugs and counseling have not worked ECT, formerly called electroshock therapy, has been used to treat several psychiatric conditions
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