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Electroconvulsive therapy is a medical treatment for severe mental illness in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electricity is introduced into the brain
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What risk is involved in electroconvulsive therapy?
Electroconvulsive therapy is safe and effective.
What has the author Max Fink written?
Max Fink has written: 'Electroconvulsive therapy' -- subject(s): Electroconvulsive therapy, Mental Disorders, Therapy
Is Electroconvulsive therapy controversial?
Electroconvulsive therapy is among the most controversial of all procedures used to treat mental illness
Can you die from electroconvulsive therapy?
Yes
When is electroconvulsive therapy used?
When depression fails to respond to treatment or when there is a high risk of suicide, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sometimes is used.
What type of mental illness is electroconvulsive therapy used to treat?
Electroconvulsive therapy-- This type of therapy is used to treat major depression and severe mental illness that does not respond to medications.
Who famous was helped by electroconvulsive therapy?
Janet Frame
What was Electroconvulsive therapy first called?
"shock treatment."
Is electroconvulsive shock therapy still used to treat severe depression?
yes it is.
Who developed electroconvulsive therapy?
Two Italian doctors named Cerletti and Bini
Where can you get electroconvulsive therapy in MD?
I got it at St. Joseph's Hospital in Towson, Maryland.
What does the medical abbreviation ECT mean?
ECT in medical terms means electroconvulsive therapy.
