ET
Electroconvulsive therapy
TopicExpert statements
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What experts have said about Electroconvulsive therapy
3 statements · 1 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed
Muscle relaxants largely eliminated fractures associated with ECT.
“you did eliminate the fractures.”
Open the episode · #502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies, Freud & JungListen at 1:34:47
ECT was used as a disciplinary tool in many mid-century mental hospitals.
“ECT was used in the '50s and '60s as a tool of discipline in the hospitals.”
Open the episode · #502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies, Freud & JungListen at 1:57:10
ECT is useful mainly for treatment-resistant depression and does not target bipolar mania.
“The problem with ECT is that it's really only useful for treatment resistant depression. It doesn't actually target the manic aspects of bipolar depression and bipolar disorder”
Open the episode · Essentials: The Science & Treatment of Bipolar DisorderListen at 22:50
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