Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was associated with significantly greater response and remission rates in people aged 85 years or older with depression than in those aged 18-35 years and with fewer ...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reduces the levels of elevated hormones that could increase the risk of having a heart attack in patients of depression. Previous studies have shown that depressed ...
Used for more than 80 years in the treatment of severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains controversial. In a "head-to-head" article published online January 30 in the BMJ, experts ...
When seriously depressed patients don’t respond to antidepressants, the alternatives are limited. Now a new study has found that ketamine performs at least as well as the current gold standard for ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electroconvulsive therapy involves inducing a controlled seizure under anesthesia. Inkoly/iStock via Getty Images Plus When most ...
Adults with treatment-resistant major depression who received intravenous ketamine twice a week for three weeks improved at ...
When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this ...
Electroshock therapy (ECT) can treat depression safely and effectively, especially in the elderly. SHERWIN NULAND: (VO, DR. NULAND READING FROM BOOK) Just as physical pain loses its intense reality ...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled doses of electricity. While ECT is highly effective for certain ...
EEG seizure duration of 60-69 seconds during the first ECT session was associated with the highest remission rates, suggesting longer seizures (within safe limits) may lead to better outcomes.
Share on Pinterest A new study found that ketamine infusion is comparable to electroconvulsive therapy in treating major depressive disorder. Aitor Diago/Getty Images Major depression is a severe ...