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Recent studies indicate that both slow and fast repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have a mood-elevating effect in major depressive episodes. The effect of slow rTMS on the emotions of healthy individuals has not been examined. Methods: We studied the effects of ...
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Background and Objectives Ultrabrief (right unilateral) electroconvulsive therapy (UB-RU ECT) is a newer form of ECT, which uses a shorter pulse width than the standard ECT (0.3 vs 1.0 millisecond, respectively). As a result, the use of UB ECT may provide a means of further decre...
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From the Department of Psychiatry, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago VA Medical Center, North Chicago, IL. Received for publication July 25, 2007; accepted February 27, 2008. Reprints: Nasir Syed, MD, MBBS, Department of Psychiatry, Rosalind Franklin University, North C...
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BACKGROUND:Muscle relaxants reduce musculoskeletal morbidity with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) but need to be administered under general anesthesia. The administration of anesthesia is not always possible for patients prescribed ECT. Consequently, unmodified ECT is still widel...
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Windsor Clinical and Home Care Services Group Ltd, Maidenhead, UK South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Psychiatry, University College London, ...
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A 25-year-old patient with paraplegia, hypopituitarism, hydrocephalus, and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was successfully treated with a course of bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depression. Brain imaging studies and neurology/ endocrinology consultations were ...
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BACKGROUND:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can raise feelings of fear and anxiety in our patients. No documented cases of phobia regarding ECT or its treatment were found in the literature.METHODS:We present a patient who developed anxiety regarding ECT that was severe enough to ...
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In the United Kingdom, an independent agencyVthe National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)Vassesses treatments that are in use in the national health services. In 2003, its members opined that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was to be Bused only to achieve rapid and short...
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The Journal of ECT: June 2009 - Volume 25 - Issue 2 - p 144 doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31818a8493
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*School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; and †The Northside Clinic, Sydney, Australia.
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In patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), this study compared the efficacy of continuation treatment with flupenthixol alone, continuation electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) alone, and combined continuation ECT and flupenthixol. One hundred fourteen TRS patients rece...
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Background For more than 50 years, research in convulsive therapy has been focused on the impact of electricity and seizures on memory and not on brain chemistry or neurophysiology. Brief pulse and ultrabrief pulse currents replaced sinusoidal currents. Electrode placements were ...
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A 78-year-old man with a long history of major depression responded well to a course of ECT but relapsed before maintenance treatments could be started. Addition of lithium carbonate resulted in a sustained remission with maintenance treatments. The combination of maintenance ECT...
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Objectives: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for patients with severe mental illness (SMI). Maintenance ECT (M-ECT) is required for many elderly patients experiencing severe recurrent forms of mood disorders, whereas M-ECT for schizophrenia patients...
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Abstract Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective treatment modality for a range of psychiatric illnesses. It is shown to be useful in the management of psychotic disorders for decades, more so in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia w...
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