Electro-Convulsive Therapy, a.k.a. "Shock Treatment." Once recognized as the barbaric and destructive practice it is, ECT is making a comeback in the "treatment" of depression; Despite the blandly-worded reassurances from the psychiatric establishment, the ECT survivors' movement continues to gather testimony and evidence from those who have suffered brain damage in the form of permanent memory loss and intellectual dysfunction as a result of ECT.
Electroconvulsive therapy is used only to treat severe, debilitating mental disorders and not to control behavior, as it is often portrayed in Hollywood. Further, it is usually used in extremely depressed patients who have not responded to psychotherapy and medication. Patients at extremely high risk of suicide may benefit from ECT due to extremely rapid results. However, lack of evidence for long-term suicide risk reduction requires close supervision and additional treatment in the following weeks and months.
(Electroconvulsive Therapy). Therapy used in the treatment of severe depression. ECT involves placing electrodes on the temples, on one or both sides of the patient's head, and delivering a small electrical current. This aims to shock the brain and to restore its natural chemical balance.
the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
is the acronym for electroconvulsive therapy.
Electro Convulsive Therapy. therapy that utilizes a convulsive response to an electrical stimulus; ECT is usually used for people who do not respond to medication or who cannot take medication for health reasons
Electro Convulsive Therapy. A treatment for severe depression and sometimes for schizophrenia and mania. A convulsion is produced by passing an electric current through the brain.
Electro-Convulsive Therapy is the administration of a controlled electric shock to the brain, usually to lift a depression.
(see Electroconvulsive therapy)
Electro Convulsive Therapy. Note resemblance to etc. "We tried Prozac, Lamictal, etc. Then ECT.
Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as electroshock therapy, is a controversial treatment for mental illness involving the induction of an artificial seizure (fit) in a patient by passing electricity through the brain. It is mainly used for people with a diagnosis of severe depression who do not appear to be getting better or are not responding to medication. Alliance policy on treatment safeguards...