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ECT is more commonly used in private psychiatric hospitals than in public hospitals, and minority patients are underrepresented in the ECT statistics. [1] In the United States, ECT is usually given three times a week; in the United Kingdom, it is usually given twice a week. [1] Occasionally it is given on a daily basis. [1]
[1] ECT is prescribed by a psychiatrist. Indications for ECT use were initially for schizophrenia, and those who poorly respond to medications. ECT can be used in the treatment for those with major depressive disorder, depressed bipolar disorder, manic bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, manic excitement and catatonia. [7] "Decision to conduct ECT ...
[1] Two types of shock therapy are currently practiced: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in which a seizure is induced in the brain, often as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. ECT remains a safe and effective treatment in some circumstances in modern psychiatry.
Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2007. Print. Lebensohn, Zigmond M., MD. "The History of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the United States and Its Place in American Psychiatry: A Personal Memoir." Comprehensive Psychiatry 40:3, May/June 1999: pp. 175–76. Print.
[1] [2] Louis Althusser, French marxist philosopher [citation needed] Antonin Artaud, French poet and playwright [3] [4] Dick Cavett, American television talk show host [5] Ted Chabasinski, American attorney, activist, and self-described psychiatric survivor who received ECT at six years of age. [6] [7] Clementine Churchill, wife of Sir Winston ...
Robert Galbraith Heath (May 9, 1915 – September 21, 1999) was an American psychiatrist. [1] [2] He followed the theory of biological psychiatry, which holds that organic defects are the sole source of mental illness, [3] and that consequently mental problems are treatable by physical means.
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