Finally, knowing how ECT works could shed light on the pathophysiology of conditions treated with ECT. This chapter starts with observations of ECT patients, reviews what is known about how ECT might work in such patients, and, finally, considers how such findings might be relevant for improving...
Many of the symptoms of schizophrenia can have drastic effects on a patient's life in daily activities, work, social life and relationships. There are a number of common issues that patients face, and options for how to interact with a schizophrenic person. Delusions refer to false beliefs...
Results must be interpreted cautiously due to technical variations and overlap of values between patients and those without symptoms [4]. This educational article is based on a workshop conducted at the International Continence Society Conference 2022, in Vienna. It focuses on indications for ...
Other unofficial reports describe soldiers staying 2 for four days in battle and patients who have gone without sleep for three or four days. So far the reason why humans fall asleep 3 a mystery, but there is no doubt that enough sleep is good for us. As Erin Hanlon, an assistant ...
I have found that I, as well as many other thyroid patients, feel best when my TSH is between 0.5 and 2 μIU/mL (for elderly clients, up to 2.5 μIU/mL). Some integrative professionals will go as far as to say that people should have a TSH of right around 1 μIU/mL or below...
Interventions for pain can include pain medication such as acetaminophen, therapies such as warm compress, and other techniques such as acupuncture. In the hospital setting, chronic pain as seen in cancer patients can be managed with stronger pain medications such as op...
electroconvulsive therapy or ECT – remains an accepted psychiatric treatment to this day, and has proven highly effective in cases of severe depression and bipolar disorder which have not responded to other treatments. But how was ECT invented in the first place, and how does it actually work?
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Despite this stigma, ECT is ahighly effective treatment for depression—up to 80% of patients experience at least a 50% reduction in symptom severity. For one of themost disabling illnessesaround the world, I think it's surprising that ECT israrely usedto treat depression. Contributing to the...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation works by applying a magnetic pulse to the frontal part of the brain ofdepressed patients. Like ECT, it seems to 'reset' the brain, but is easier to use because it does not require an anaesthetic, and has few side effects. Because of this, it is increasingl...