Electroconvulsive Therapy

"Electroconvulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Descriptor ID	D004565
MeSH Number(s)	F04.570.200.583 F04.669.224.300
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)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Electroconvulsive Therapy".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Psychiatric Somatic Therapies [F04.570]
Convulsive Therapy [F04.570.200]
Electroconvulsive Therapy [F04.570.200.583]
Psychological Techniques [F04.669]
Electroshock [F04.669.224]
Electroconvulsive Therapy [F04.669.224.300]

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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996 and 2013 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
2003	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2013	2	0	2
2021	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Franklin CE, Altinay M, Bailey K, Bhati MT, Carr BR, Conroy SK, Khurshid K, McDonald WM, Mickey BJ, Murrough JW, Nestor SM, Nickl-Jockschat T, Reti IM, Sanacora G, Trapp NT, Viswanath B, Wright JH, Zandi PP, Potash JB. Genetics of Response to ECT, TMS, Ketamine and Esketamine. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2025 Oct; 198(7):88-102.

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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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