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Vintage ECT machine from before 1960 Modern ECT machine. Most modern ECT devices deliver a brief-pulse current, which is thought to cause fewer cognitive effects than the sine-wave currents which were originally used in ECT. [1] A small minority of psychiatrists in the US still use sine-wave stimuli. [83]
The Lima et al.'s (2013) [10] study offers a comprehensive systematic review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for adolescents, concentrating on its efficacy, application criteria, and associated risks. Highlighting ECT's notable success in addressing diverse psychiatric conditions among adolescents, the study portrays it as a highly effective ...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial therapy used to treat certain mental illnesses such as major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, depressed bipolar disorder, manic excitement, and catatonia. [1] These disorders are difficult to live with and often very difficult to treat, leaving individuals suffering for long periods of time.
While well-preserved vintage consoles can sell for anywhere from $100 to $500, rare editions that include games like “Air Raid,” “Frogger,” and “Donkey Kong” can command much higher ...
A transgender woman in China won a landmark legal case against a hospital that subjected her to a so-called “electroshock conversion therapy” without consent, receiving 60,000 yuan (£6,552 ...
In the 1940s and 1950s ECT machines used sine-wave current and patients were given a shock lasting a fraction of a second. [15] Views on ECT were generally positive in the early days of its use. The Ministry of Labour ran a recruitment campaign for psychiatric nurses featuring a picture of someone undergoing ECT. [18]
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Electric shock is also used as a medical therapy, under carefully controlled conditions: Electroconvulsive therapy or ECT, a psychiatric therapy for mental disorders; As a surgical tool for cutting or coagulation in electrosurgery. An electrosurgical unit (ESU) uses high currents (e.g. 10 amperes) at high frequency (e.g. 500 kHz) with various ...