Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) | Sharp HealthCare Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe, effective and FDA-approved medical treatment for a variety of mental health issues, particularly severe and persistent disorders that have not improved with medications
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Mayo Clinic ECT seems to change brain chemistry, and these changes can quickly improve symptoms of certain mental health conditions A full course of ECT often works when other treatments don't help But this procedure may not work for everyone
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): What It Is Side Effects Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a medical treatment for certain mental health conditions that don’t respond well to medications or other treatments It involves applying a small electrical stimulus to your brain to trigger a brief, controlled seizure
Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia ECT can differ in its application in three ways: electrode placement, treatment frequency, and the electrical waveform of the stimulus Differences in these parameters affect symptom remission and adverse side effects
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)? - Psychiatry. org Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment most commonly used in patients with severe major depression or bipolar disorder that has not responded to other treatments ECT involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia
Electroconvulsive Therapy | USF Health Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment in which a patient under general anesthetic will have an electrical current passed through his or her brain, causing a seizure in the brain This therapy was developed in the 1930s and has become a painless, safe, effective therapy for a number of psychiatric problems
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - Atrium Health Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is one of the safest and most effective ways to treat mood disorders like severe depression and bipolar disorder when other therapies haven’t helped
ECT, TMS and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies - NAMI ECT is a non-invasive medical treatment that is most often used with individuals who have a serious mental illness, such as major depression or bipolar disorder It’s performed under anesthesia and involves using small electric currents to trigger a brief, controlled seizure in the brain