2024年5月30日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can greatly and rapidly improve severe symptoms of several mental health conditions, including: Severe depression, particularly when other symptoms are present, including a break from reality (psychosis), a strong desire to attempt suicide or failure to thrive.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure that uses a mild electrical current to cause a brief seizure. This treatment effectively treats severe mental health conditions, including depression, schizophrenia, and more.

2024年6月25日 · Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is effective treatment for managing depression symptoms. Learn about its procedure, risk and side effects.

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.

2024年10月23日 · Typically, ECT is for people ages 18 and older with severe depression who have tried multiple treatments, including antidepressant medications, but experienced no or insufficient improvement. We call this ‘treatment-resistant depression.’

2018年6月19日 · In a study using genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered some new molecular details that appear to explain how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly relieves severe depression in mammals, presumably including people.

Electroshock or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the alternative treatments to medication-resistant depression. ECT as compared to other treatments is found to be the most efficacious for symptom remission of major depressive disorder (MDD) (3).

Currently, there are two main treatments to fight depression, antidepressants and psychotherapy, while a third approach, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is regarded as a second- or third-line therapy that is usually resorted to in cases where medication and psychotherapy have failed (Kellner et al., 2016b; Karayagmurlu et al., 2019). However ...

2024年6月11日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an alternative treatment for people with depression who have not responded to standard medication. While it has faced some controversy, it has promising...

2024年4月15日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock therapy, is a medical procedure used to treat certain mental health conditions, including depression. During an ECT session, mild...