C ASE REPOR TS Page 1 CR35 Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy Bruno Bumčia,
Hanna Pašićb, Mia Edla, Lucija Čolakovića, Antun Boticac a Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj …

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN
CROATIA Page 1 S188 Psychiatria Danubina, 2018; Vol. 30, Suppl. 4, pp S188-191 …

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use among
hospitalized patients in a psychiatry clinic of university hospital and to determine the …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective, yet still controversial
therapy for both the general public and psychiatrists. In this study, we investigated the …

ECT, in which first experiments were made by the italian Cerletti more than half a century
ago, underwent, in the seventies, a definite decline, as it was less and less applied to …

(ECT) in Croatia. Electroconvulsive therapy in Croatia has a 7-decade-long history; it was
introduced in the Croatian psychiatric facilities in the early 1940s. As usual for that period …

Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) is the electrical induction of a series of generalized major
motor seizures for therapeutic purposes. It was first implemented in 1938 by Cerletti and …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be roughly defined as stimulating the brain with an
electrical current. Cerebral convulsions are created with the application. In its historical …

This paper reviews and presents data of practical impact for those administering
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In the first section, physical and physiological aspects of …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective and safe methods of treatment
used in psychiatry. The history of ECT in Poland dates back to 1861, when Vilnius doctor …