The author reviews literature pertaining to the efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT), with emphasis on the controversy concerning whether ECT causes brain …

The authors analyzed several rigorously controlled studies that compared the efficacy of
ECT with that of simulated ECT, placebo, and antidepressants. The data from these studies …

Substantial proportions of patients with schizophrenia do not achieve acceptable levels of
response with antipsychotic therapy alone, which commonly leads clinicians to use …

Self-reports of memory problems have been evaluated prospectively in depressed patients
receiving bilateral ECT or unilateral ECT, and in depressed patients receiving treatments …

• Memory for past events was assessed in 43 patients who had been prescribed bilateral
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for relief of depressive illness. Four memory tests of …

• Data from the Monroe County (New York) Psychiatric Case Register were grouped for
1961 through 1965, 1966 through 1970, and 1971 through 1975 for comparisons of …

A review of the EST process finds its efficacy and safety in the treatment of psychotic
depressive states and mania to be well-documented. In acute schizophrenia, EST is …

Catatonia is a cluster of motor features that appears in many recognized psychiatric
illnesses, that according to the DSM-5 it is not linked as a subtype to schizophrenia …

A single application of electroconvulsive shock produced a rapid but short-lasting increase
in tyrosine hydroxylase activity above control values in the rat adrenal medulla and striatum …

In the United States electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not commonly used with patients
who have conditions affecting the structure or function of the brain. Many clinicians may be …