Shock Therapy for Depression

LECTROCONVULSIVE HERAPY ODAY
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PowerPoint Presentation – Synapses And Electroconvulsive Therapy
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The Electroshock Quotationary
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Electroconvulsive Therapy In Late-Life Depression
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DepressIon And Electroshock
Ills, depression. Theprocedure grewoutof the insulin shock therapy devised in the late 1920s by Dr. Manfred Sakel of Vienna. Sakel found that patients given, a sufficient … Retrieve Document

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Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia) Antianxiety drugs/tranqilizers (Xanax, Valium, Librium) Antidepressant drugs (Elavil, Nardil, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) Lithium (bipolar disorder) Antipsychotic drugs (Clozaril, Risperdal) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)/shock therapy (depression … Fetch Content

Answer All Questions In Your Scantron
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Shock Therapy:It's Not A Thing Of The Past
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Shock Therapy For Depression Survives Controversy, Offers Hope
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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
Difference in Glial cell proliferation Chemically induced seizures- (camphor, pentylenetetrazol) Insulin Shock Therapy In the 1930’s , Dr Sakel Indications Major Depression w/ or w/o psychotic features Bipolar disorder – manic or depressed phase Acute or Catatonic Schizophrenia Some studies … View Document

Shock Therapy May Relieve Depression But Can Have Side Effects
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