ECT is commonly used to treat severe cases of major depression or bipolar disorder 重度忧郁症或是躁郁症的病人若对其他治疗没有反应, in patients who haven’t responded to other therapies, 通常就会使用 ECT, or who have had adverse reactions to medication. 或病人对药物有不良反应时也可以使用。 Ha...
This is used to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders. This is most effective in the treatment of severe depression providing a rapid relief. We report and discuss an unusual presentation of a ninety three year old lady with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe with ...
ECT is commonly used to treat severe cases of major depression or bipolar disorder 重度忧郁症或是躁郁症的病人若对其他治疗没有反应, in patients who haven’t responded to other therapies, 通常就会使用 ECT, or who have had adverse reactions to medication. 或病人对药物有不良反应时也可以使用。 Ha...
ECT is most commonly used to treatdepression, but doctors also recommend it to help with schizophrenia. Compared with medications, it starts to work faster (often within a week), especially with older people. ECT can reduce the chances of relapse as long as you undergo follow-up treatments. ...
The use of ECT is usually an option when medications aren't tolerated or other forms of therapy have come to be unsuccessful. ECT has been used to treat: Severe depression Treatment-resistant depression Severe mania Agitation and aggression in people with dementia During pregnancy, when medications...
We report our experience with two cases in which ECT was applied to treat severe psychotic and catatonic symptoms. In case 1, a 22-year-old male patient with a history of moderate mental retardation, bipolar disorder, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome was admitted to manage his disruptive ...
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Well, ECT stands for electroconvulsive therapy and is a form of brain stimulation used to treat the most severe cases of depression or depression in patients who have tried other forms of treatment without result. ECT can also be used to treat other severe mental illnesses such as bipolar disor...
Background Since its first use in 1938, ECT has been used to treat a number of acute psychiatric disorders, particularly major depression. It is widely con... D Falconer,J Cleland,I Reid - 《Annals of General Psychiatry》 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 Differential effects of electroconvulsive therap...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or "shock treatment" is a biomedical therapy that has been used to treat severe depression and bipolar disorder among other disorders for people who have not responded to other forms of treatment, such as drug therapy. While under anaesthesia, brief electrical ...