Sentences with phrase «electroconvulsive therapy for»

Level of Inflammation Could Help Predict the Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depression

The Chinese government has banned the controversial application of electroconvulsive therapy for so - called Internet addiction after a clinic gained notoriety for applying electric shocks to unanesthetized teenagers being treated against their will (Science, 26 June, p. 1630).

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The young doctor was hospitalised for six weeks and received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), only seeing her children when she was allowed out on leave.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is casting off its past image to become the treatment of choice for many severely depressed Americans.

Electroconvulsive therapy remains one of the most effective treatments for severe depression, but new UNSW research shows ultra-brief pulse stimulation is almost as effective as standard ECT, with far fewer cognitive side effects.

«To date, the most effective treatment for depression remains electroconvulsive therapy, but it comes along with a lot of side - effects,» Dzirasa said.

McLean Hospital is a leading specialty center for electroconvulsive therapy, having conducted ECT treatments for over 60 years.

Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognitive functioning in patients with depression: protocol for a systematic review and meta - analysis

Researchers there are looking at ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy, for dementia patients who have severely disturbed behavior and haven't been able to find help any other way.

NYC Neuromodulation 2017 will focus on technologies and mechanism for advanced brain stimulation in areas that include transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), high - definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD - tDCS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and other emerging areas.

Using data from the AHRQ report, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER, 2011) conducted a cost - effectiveness modeling study, assuming that transcranial electrical stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy have equivalent efficacy.

The family had a history of depression: their mother had suffered from severe depression before May was born, and one of May's aunts had undergone electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves delivering mild pulses of electricity to the brain to induce seizures, and is often an effective treatment for severe depression — though almost always of last resort.

She has been forced to undergo hundreds of rounds of electroconvulsive therapy and has been forcibly administered medications for symptoms related to bipolar disorder.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the only established therapy for the large percentage of patients with depression who fail to respond to standard treatments.

When other treatments for psychosis are ineffective, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)(aka shock treatment) is sometimes utilized to relieve the underlying symptoms of psychosis due to depression.

The terms «diagnose» and «treat,» as used in this chapter, when considered in isolation or in conjunction with any provision of the rules of the board, shall not be construed to permit the performance of any act which marriage and family therapists are not educated and trained to perform, including, but not limited to, admitting persons to hospitals for treatment of the foregoing conditions, treating persons in hospitals without medical supervision, prescribing medicinal drugs as defined in chapter 465, authorizing clinical laboratory procedures pursuant to chapter 483, or radiological procedures, or use of electroconvulsive therapy.

The terms «diagnose» and «treat,» as used in this chapter, when considered in isolation or in conjunction with any provision of the rules of the board, shall not be construed to permit the performance of any act which mental health counselors are not educated and trained to perform, including, but not limited to, admitting persons to hospitals for treatment of the foregoing conditions, treating persons in hospitals without medical supervision, prescribing medicinal drugs as defined in chapter 465, authorizing clinical laboratory procedures pursuant to chapter 483, or radiological procedures, or use of electroconvulsive therapy.