Treatments - Electroconvulsive Therapy
Informational resources about the treatment of depression using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
How is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed? What are the risk and benefits of ECT?
How is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed? What are the risk and benefits of ECT?
Anna's ECT Diary
With all the controversy over electroconvulsive therapy's side-effects, the decision to use this treatment can be very frightening. In this diary, Anna shares her thoughts and feelings regarding ECT before, during, and after the treatment.
With all the controversy over electroconvulsive therapy's side-effects, the decision to use this treatment can be very frightening. In this diary, Anna shares her thoughts and feelings regarding ECT before, during, and after the treatment.
Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania
Andy Behrman pulls no punches in this revealing look at the experience of being bipolar and what it is like to be treatment resistant and undergo ECT.
Andy Behrman pulls no punches in this revealing look at the experience of being bipolar and what it is like to be treatment resistant and undergo ECT.
BanShock.org
A group which seeks to ban ECT.
A group which seeks to ban ECT.
Brain Damage and Memory Loss from ECT
A collection of articles about the possible side-effects of ECT, such as brain damage and memory loss.
A collection of articles about the possible side-effects of ECT, such as brain damage and memory loss.
ECT and Memory
Summaries of journal articles found on a Medline search.
Summaries of journal articles found on a Medline search.
Electro-convulsive Therapy
An article discussing the cons of ECT. Takes the stance that it may at times be a viable treatment alternative, but it's up the patient to educate themselves about both the good and bad aspects of ECT so that they can make a sound choice about what's right for themselves.
An article discussing the cons of ECT. Takes the stance that it may at times be a viable treatment alternative, but it's up the patient to educate themselves about both the good and bad aspects of ECT so that they can make a sound choice about what's right for themselves.
NIH Consensus Development Conference Statement June 10-12, 1985
The purpose of NIH Consensus Development Conferences is "to evaluate available scientific information and resolve safety and efficacy issues related to a biomedical technology." This particular statement is concerning ECT.
The purpose of NIH Consensus Development Conferences is "to evaluate available scientific information and resolve safety and efficacy issues related to a biomedical technology." This particular statement is concerning ECT.