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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electroconvulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Pradhan BK, van Helmond N, Mitrev LV, Andonakakis AA. Hereditary pseudocholinesterase deficiency discovery after electroconvulsive therapy. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 18; 14(1).
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Franklin AD, Sobey JH, Stickles ET. Pediatric Electroconvulsive Therapy: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2019 01; 28(1):21-32.
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Denysenko L, Sica N, Penders TM, Philbrick KL, Walker A, Shaffer S, Zimbrean P, Freudenreich O, Rex N, Carroll BT, Francis A. Catatonia in the medically ill: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee Monograph. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2018 05; 30(2):140-155.
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Weinstein MS. Out of the Straitjacket. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 01; 378(9):793-795.
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Franklin AD, Sobey JH, Stickles ET. Anesthetic considerations for pediatric electroconvulsive therapy. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 May; 27(5):471-479.
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Singh PM, Arora S, Borle A, Varma P, Trikha A, Goudra BG. Evaluation of Etomidate for Seizure Duration in Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J ECT. 2015 Dec; 31(4):213-25.
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Ujkaj M, Davidoff DA, Seiner SJ, Ellison JM, Harper DG, Forester BP. Safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for the treatment of agitation and aggression in patients with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Jan; 20(1):61-72.
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Zisselman MH, Jaffe RL. ECT in the treatment of a patient with catatonia: consent and complications. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Feb; 167(2):127-32.
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Patkar AA, Hill KP, Weinstein SP, Schwartz SL. ECT in the presence of brain tumor and increased intracranial pressure: evaluation and reduction of risk. J ECT. 2000 Jun; 16(2):189-97.
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Ziring B. Issues in the perioperative care of the patient with psychiatric illness. Med Clin North Am. 1993 Mar; 77(2):443-52.