Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Review of History, Patient Selection, Technique, and Medication Management
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 100 (5) , 494-498
- https://doi.org/10.1097/smj.0b013e318038fce0
Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for severe and persistent depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Though ECT is now over 60 years old, it remains an underutilized treatment today. History, patient selection, safety, and characteristics of the treatment stimulus, technique, and medications used in ECT are reviewed. Dosing strategies, as pertaining to...Keywords
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