Electroconvulsive Therapy
"Electroconvulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004565
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.570.200.583 F04.669.224.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Electroconvulsive Therapy- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapies
- Therapies, Electroconvulsive
- Therapy, Electroconvulsive
- Electroshock Therapy
- Electroshock Therapies
- Therapies, Electroshock
- Therapy, Electroshock
- Convulsive Therapy, Electric
- Convulsive Therapies, Electric
- Electric Convulsive Therapies
- Electric Convulsive Therapy
- Therapies, Electric Convulsive
- Therapy, Electric Convulsive
- Shock Therapy, Electric
- Electric Shock Therapies
- Electric Shock Therapy
- Shock Therapies, Electric
- Therapies, Electric Shock
- Therapy, Electric Shock
- ECT (Psychotherapy)
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electroconvulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Cintr?n Pastrana MA, Irizarry Flores JC, Rothschild AJ. Challenges in the Treatment of Psychotic Bipolar Depression. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Jul-Aug 01; 44(4):407-412.
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Zandi PP, Morreale M, Reti IM, Maixner DF, McDonald WM, Patel PD, Achtyes E, Bhati MT, Carr BR, Conroy SK, Cristancho M, Dubin MJ, Francis A, Glazer K, Ingram W, Khurshid K, McClintock SM, Pinjari OF, Reeves K, Rodriguez NF, Sampson S, Seiner SJ, Selek S, Sheline Y, Smetana RW, Soda T, Trapp NT, Wright JH, Husain M, Weiner RD. National Network of Depression Centers' Recommendations on Harmonizing Clinical Documentation of Electroconvulsive Therapy. J ECT. 2022 09 01; 38(3):159-164.
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Wechsler B, Desai MS, Khurshid KA. Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Psychotic Depression and Recent Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. J ECT. 2021 12 01; 37(4):e39-e40.
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Patel DA, Flint AJ, Rothschild AJ, Whyte EM, Meyers BS, Mulsant BH, Voineskos AN, Marino P, Alexopoulos GS. Pharmacotherapy Prescriptions for Relapse Prevention of Psychotic Depression After Electroconvulsive Therapy. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2021 Mar-Apr 01; 41(2):196-199.
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Ghasemi M, Kazemi MH, Yoosefi A, Ghasemi A, Paragomi P, Amini H, Afzali MH. Rapid antidepressant effects of repeated doses of ketamine compared with electroconvulsive therapy in hospitalized patients with major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Feb 28; 215(2):355-61.
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Rothschild AJ. Challenges in the treatment of major depressive disorder with psychotic features. Schizophr Bull. 2013 Jul; 39(4):787-96.
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Osser DN, Roudsari MJ, Manschreck T. The psychopharmacology algorithm project at the Harvard South Shore Program: an update on schizophrenia. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2013 Jan-Feb; 21(1):18-40.
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Wachtel LE, Contrucci-Kuhn SA, Griffin M, Thompson A, Dhossche DM, Reti IM. ECT for self-injury in an autistic boy. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Jul; 18(7):458-63.
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Aziz R, Lorberg B, Tampi RR. Treatments for late-life bipolar disorder. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006 Dec; 4(4):347-64.
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Rothschild AJ. Challenges in the treatment of depression with psychotic features. Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Apr 15; 53(8):680-90.