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Major depression with psychotic features
Treatment usually involves antidepressant and antipsychotic medication. Patients sometimes take antipsychotics briefly. Electroconvulsive therapy is very effective for this condition, but it is generally used after medication.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008

Specific Treatments Articles

Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment for severe mental illness in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electricity is introduced into the brain. This electrical stimulation, used in conjunction with anesthesia and muscle relaxant medications, produces a mild generalized seizure or convulsion.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment for depression that uses electricity to induce a seizure.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2007
Electroconvulsive therapy
Eating disorders see Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa EEG see Electroencephalography Effexor see Venlafaxine Elavil see Amitriptyline Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical procedure in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electric current is passed through the brain to treat symptoms associated with certain mental disorders. The electric current produces a convulsion for the relief of symptoms associated with such mental illnesses as major depressive disorder , bipolar disorder , acute psychosis , and catatonia .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), despite its controversial reputation, remains an effective treatment for certain types of mental illness. But the treatment is not for every patient, and it is not without risks.
Source:StayWell
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