Electroconvulsive Therapy
"Electroconvulsive 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.
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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Qaseem A, Owens DK, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Tufte JE, Cross JT, Wilt TJ, Crandall CJ, Hicks LA, Balk EM, Cooney TG, Fitterman N, Lin JS, Maroto M, Miller MC, Obley AJ, Shekelle PG, Tice JA, Harrod CS, Yost J. Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians (Version 1, Update Alert 2). Ann Intern Med. 2024 08; 177(8):e2400593.
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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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Pai S, Kramer N, Rosenstein ED. Malignant Catatonia as the Presenting Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2020 Jun; 78(2):146-152.
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Zisselman M, Zitzmann W. A Role for Ketamine in Electroconvulsive Therapy. J ECT. 2019 12; 35(4):e57.
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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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Osaka Y, Morita Y. A case of 28 seconds asystole after a stimulus for modified electroconvulsive therapy. J Clin Anesth. 2018 06; 47:3.
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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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Asadi-Pooya AA. Electroconvulsive therapy and epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2017 01; 58(1):176-177.