Electroconvulsive therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or electric shock treatment, is a medical procedure that is used to treat a range of mental illnesses.

Follow the links below to find information on ECT.

Reviewed May 2011

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Title:	Electroconvulsive therapy
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treats a range of mental illnesses by inducing a controlled seizure in the patient. ECT is used to treat mental illnesses such as severe depression, catatonia and some forms of mania and schizophrenia. It is thought that the seizure 'resets' the brain. Common side effects include temporary difficulties with short-term memory.
Date:	Jan 2012

Title:	Mental illness treatments
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	When someone first starts to develop symptoms of mental illness, contact a doctor or a community mental health service for help. Treatment in the community, rather than in a hospital, is thought to be better for a person's mental health. Effective treatment involves more than medications.
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Does ultrasound treatment of broken bones in adults help improve bone healing times and reduce complications?
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Broken bones (fractures) are a major cause of disability in adults. The time taken for a bone to heal (achieve
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Fact sheet 48 - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Publisher:	beyondblue
Description:	Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure used to treat certain psychiatric disorders.
Date:	Nov 2010

Title:	Depression: physical treatments
Publisher:	Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:	Information on the physical treatments for depression. Information on anti-depressants, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Date:	May 2010

Title:	Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Publisher:	SANE Australia
Description:	ECT is a form of medical treatment for major depression, bipolar disorder and psychotic illnesses related to schizophrenia.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Miscellaneous treatments for neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Tardive dyskinesia is a disfiguring and disabling disorder of voluntary control of movement, often caused by antipsychotic drugs. Several Cochrane reviews have summarised the effects of the many treatments used to manage these involuntary movements. Thi...
Date:	Oct 2009

Title:	Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression in elderly people
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Antidepressant drugs often cause side effects in elderly people, which may limit the effectiveness of treatment for depression. ECT can be an important alternative to drug treatment for depressed elderly people. This review involved searching the litera...
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Physical measures for treating depression in dialysis patients
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Depression is the most common psychological problem in the chronic dialysis population and it affects their physical, mental and social well-being. The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of physical measures (e.g. antidepressants, ele...
Date:	Mar 2006

Title:	Electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	The induction of a seizure (fit) for therapeutic purposes by the administration of an electrical stimulus (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) remains a common treatment option for people with schizophrenia. This review pools data from 26 studies that inc...
Date:	Feb 2005

Title:	Parkinson's disease and depression - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Many people with Parkinson's disease experience depression as well, adding to their difficulties.
Date:	Jul 2002

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