Shock Treatment for Depression

DEPRESSION
Or shock treatment as it is commonly called may be used, if one develops a severe form of depression. This is a safe and effective treatment and could often … View Document

Emerging Therapies For Sepsis And Septic Shock
New Therapies for Septic Shock—H M L Oh 739 injected into guinea pigs causes myocardial depression Treatment of septic shock with the tumour necrosis factor receptor : Fc … Return Document

Electroconvulsive Therapy In depressed Older Adults Sten M …
St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) has long been used in Europe for the treatment of depression (Altshul, 2001; Zal, 1999). Shock therapy: Facts, not myths. RN, 56(7), 26-30. Leinbaugh, T. C. (2001). … Retrieve Content

Forget 'Cuckoo's Nest' — Safer shock Therapy Helping treat …
1975 movie of that book nearly did in ECT, thanks to a particularly grueling scene of McMurphy enduring a shock treatment. Forget 'Cuckoo's Nest' — Safer shock therapy helping treat depression Page 2 of 4 … Retrieve Here

PowerPoint Presentation – Synapses And Electroconvulsive Therapy
The idea to apply shock therapy to humans came to cerletti when he saw pigs being shocked into a coma before being slaughtered. It is known to produce some memory loss, but seems to be the most effective treatment for people with severe depression. … View Full Source

Right Unilateral And Bifrontal Electroconvulsive Therapy In …
ECS electroconvulsive shock (refers to animal experiments to investigate the mechanism An active treatment of depression should result in remission instead of resulting in response … Fetch Full Source

Electroconvulsive Therapy In Late-Life Depression
West E. Electric convulsion therapy in depression: a double–blind controlled trial. Br Med J Clin Res 1981;282:355–357. Wolff GE, Garrett FH. Electric shock treatment … Content Retrieval

Myocardial Depression In Sepsis And Septic Shock
Myocardial depression in canine sepsis [76]. However, the effect of this lysozyme inhibitor (TAC) was only seen in pretreatment and early treatment groups (1.5 hours after onset of septic shock) and not in late … Fetch Content

Stress And Treatment Resistant Depression: The Role Of …
Treatment Resistant Depression • Most experts would agree that a lack of response following four adequate trials would constitute treatment resistant depression Ugo Cerleti and Lucio Bini (Rome, Italy) • 1940 – US started using electroshock therapy. • 1950-1960s – 1970’s = “shock … Read Content

Electroconvulsive Therapy As A Treatment Option In Young People
“You mean shock treatment?” “That is a common name for the procedure” Diana’s parents are crestfallen, and slump J. Electroconvulsive treatment in adolescents with pharmacotherapy-refractory depression. … Access Document

The Electroshock Quotationary
Or shock treatment because of her secondary reactive depression, which in some cases has led to suicide. MANFRED SAKEL (Austrian-born U.S. psychiatrist who, in Vienna in 1933, introduced insulin coma treatment as a treatment for schizophrenia, 1900-1957), commenting on ECT (a competing shock method … Retrieve Here

Effect Of Electroconvulsive Therapy On Brain Receptors In …
Systematic change unrelated to treatment. In conclusion, this study provides evidence that, in contrast to the effects of electroconvulsive shock on 5-HT 2 receptors in rodents, ECT in individuals with depression down-regulates … Fetch Doc

Shock Therapy for Depression Survives Controversy, Offers Hope
"Shock" Therapy for Depression Survives Controversy, Offers Hope Popular scare stories have saddled elec­ For people battling severe depression who have run out of other options, this treatment has been proven to help. … Retrieve Full Source

What Is A depressive Disorder ?
People to recover from depression. • For some very severe forms of depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or shock treatment as it is sometimes misnamed, is a … Access Full Source

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Depression
Assist people who suffer from depression. • For some severe forms of depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or shock treatment as it is sometimes misnamed, is a safe … Content Retrieval

Shock Treatment: Efficacy, Memory Loss, And Brain Damage …
Study #4 states, “… the no shock group had caught up with the shock group within one month after the end of treatment.”103 In other words, the sham-ECT and real-ECT groups were equivalent in depression symptoms after 1 month (about the time … Retrieve Full Source