"Convulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Convulsions induced in order to treat MENTAL DISORDERS. It is used primarily in the treatment of severe affective disorders and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D003295
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.570.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Convulsive Therapy- Convulsive Therapy
- Convulsive Therapies
- Therapies, Convulsive
- Therapy, Convulsive
- Therapy, Shock
- Shock Therapy
- Shock Therapies
- Therapies, Shock
Coma Therapy, Insulin- Coma Therapy, Insulin
- Coma Therapies, Insulin
- Insulin Coma Therapies
- Therapies, Insulin Coma
- Therapy, Insulin Coma
- Insulin Coma Therapy
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Inhalant-induced convulsions. Significance for the theory of the convulsive therapy process. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1961 Mar; 4:259-66.