Electroconvulsive Therapy

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Information - Columbia Doctors

ECT is a procedure used to treat severe depression. It may be used in people who have symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, or suicidal thoughts.

Shock Therapy Uses, Side Effects, and Process - Verywell Health

During ECT, electrodes are attached to the scalp, and the brain is briefly stimulated to induce a short seizure (lasting less than a minute). A ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy | Care Finder | Sheppard Pratt

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe, clinically proven treatment for individuals with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions.

Electroconvulsive Therapy Today - Johns Hopkins Medicine

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is hands-down the most controversial treat- ment in modern psychiatry. No other treatment has generated such a fierce and.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - Sutter Health

ECT is a procedure that utilizes an electric stimulus that moves through your brain to treat depression and other debilitating behavioral health illnesses.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service | Treatment at McLean ...

Most patients who come to McLean to receive ECT will have 8-15 treatments over a period of three to four weeks. If you have excellent results, it is possible to ...

New Studies of Brain Activity Explain Benefits of Electroconvulsive ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled ...

ECT: Disrupting the Stigma Around An Essential Treatment Option

Living with severe mental illness, or caring for someone who does, can be difficult even when standard treatment options show improvement.

Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT in NJ - RWJBarnabas Health

ECT is a modern, safe, treatment for certain severe psychiatric disorders. By causing a series of short, painless, brain seizures under general anesthesia.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Doctors & Departments

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy | Virtua Health

Talk to Your Psychiatrist About ECT. If you have treatment-resistant depression and want to see if you're a candidate for ECT, ask your psychiatrist to call ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Your Health in Mind

ECT is a medical treatment for severe depression, mania and schizophrenia. ECT uses a small electrical current to briefly stimulate the brain.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) | Department of Psychiatry

ECT treatment. Before ECT, we give you anesthesia to enhance safety and tolerability. Then, we apply a brief (up to 8 seconds) electrical current through ...

FDA takes action to ensure regulation of electroconvulsive therapy ...

FDA takes action to ensure regulation of electroconvulsive therapy devices better protects patients, reflects current understanding of ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy - UF Health

Electroconvulsive therapy is available for hospitalized patients and as an outpatient procedure. ECT is typically performed at the UF Health ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy Services - Memorial Health

Electroconvulsive Therapy Services ... Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) team at Springfield Memorial Hospital, is dedicated to improving quality of life for ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - USF Health

What is ECT? ❖ Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a physical therapy in which a patient under general anesthetic will have an electrical current passed ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - Massachusetts General Hospital

Mass General is a leading specialty center for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders.

ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) - Los Angeles - UCLA TMS

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for depression by applying a small amount of electricity to the brain.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - VCU Health

VCU Medical Center's Brain Stimulation Program offers Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) as a well studied, safe and effective medical procedure. ECT is used to ...