Electroconvulsive Therapy
"Electroconvulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004565
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.570.200.583 F04.669.224.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Electroconvulsive Therapy- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapies
- Therapies, Electroconvulsive
- Therapy, Electroconvulsive
- Electroshock Therapy
- Electroshock Therapies
- Therapies, Electroshock
- Therapy, Electroshock
- Convulsive Therapy, Electric
- Convulsive Therapies, Electric
- Electric Convulsive Therapies
- Electric Convulsive Therapy
- Therapies, Electric Convulsive
- Therapy, Electric Convulsive
- Shock Therapy, Electric
- Electric Shock Therapies
- Electric Shock Therapy
- Shock Therapies, Electric
- Therapies, Electric Shock
- Therapy, Electric Shock
- ECT (Psychotherapy)
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electroconvulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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A 5-Year Observational Study of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression Treated With Vagus Nerve Stimulation or Treatment as Usual: Comparison of Response, Remission, and Suicidality. Am J Psychiatry. 2017 07 01; 174(7):640-648.
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How Does Electroconvulsive Therapy Work? Biol Psychiatry. 2016 Feb 15; 79(4):264-5.
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Peyronie's disease: review of nonsurgical treatment options. Urol Clin North Am. 2011 May; 38(2):195-205.
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Calming the bipolar storm: treating acute mania and mixed episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. CNS Spectr. 2006 Nov; 11(11 Suppl 13):1-11; discussion 12-3; quiz 14-6.
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Maintenance ECT in the treatment of PD. Therapy improves psychotic symptoms, physical function. Geriatrics. 2003 Nov; 58(11):43-5.
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Neurocognitive effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in severe major depression. Clin Neurophysiol. 2003 Jun; 114(6):1125-32.
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Pharmacotherapy of depression and mixed states in bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2000 Sep; 59 Suppl 1:S39-S56.
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Should the administration of ECT during clozapine therapy be contraindicated? Br J Psychiatry. 1996 Aug; 169(2):253-4.
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The effect of esmolol pretreatment on the incidence of regional wall motion abnormalities during electroconvulsive therapy. Anesth Analg. 1996 Jan; 82(1):143-7.
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Enhancement of ECT benefit by yohimbine. J Clin Psychiatry. 1986 Oct; 47(10):508-10.