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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Electroconvulsive Therapy"”.
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Electroconvulsive therapy: Nurses' knowledge and attitudes
… study examined psychiatric nurses' knowledge of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and their attitudes toward ECT. Festinger's (1957) theory of cognitive dissonance provided the study framework. The hypothesis stated that there is a positive correlation between psychiatric nurses' knowledge of ECT …
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Recovery from depressive illness after electroconvulsive therapy
… treatment in a course of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) given to 25 depressed patients. Plasma neurophysin concentration was measured by the radioimmunoassay (RIA) of Robinson (1975)• The percentage peak increase in plasma neurophysin concentration was three times greater (p < 0.001) in the …
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A Glial Role in the Action of Electroconvulsive Therapy
… thesis was to investigate glial responses to electroconvulsive seizures (ECS), an animal model of the fast-acting antidepressant treatment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Depression, a common and devastating disorder, has in recent years been associated with volumetric changes in prefrontal …
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Ethical decision making : advance directives and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
This thesis comprises a literature review, a research paper and a critical review of the research process. In the literature review, a meta-ethnography was conducted in order to identify and synthesise 17 studies that explored a person’s experience and understanding of advance directives in …
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Computational Model of Electroconvulsive Therapy Considering Electric Field Dependent Skin Conductivity
<p>Improvements in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) outcomes have followed refinement in device electrical output and electrode montage. The physical properties of the ECT stimulus, together with those of the patient’s head, determine the impedances measured by the device and govern current delivery …
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Neural Mechanisms and Cognitive Outcomes Of Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Approach
Introduction. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe mental health disorders (e.g., depression, psychosis). However, cognitive side effects and neural mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effect are not well understood. This study aims to probe the mechanisms of ECT …
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Studies on cellular changes and amnesia in a rat model of electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well-established treatment for severe depressive disorder, but its clinical use has been limited by concerns about side effects such as memory disturbances. Despite over 70 years in clinical use, the exact mechanisms of action behind the therapeutic or adverse …
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The Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder According to Patient Self-Report
… adults in the United States (US) each year. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a neurostimulation therapeutic intervention that is highly effective and most often used to treat certain psychiatric conditions, in particular MDD. Despite the proven effectiveness of using ECT to treat MDD there …
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An exploration of the process of informed consent for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): the nurses' and doctors' role.
Experience suggests that there is variability in the knowledge of medical and nursing staff with regard to informed consent. This includes the type of information given to patients to enable them to make an informed decision in the consent process, as suggested by Rose et al (2005). The purpose of …
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The use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the treatment of psychiatric conditions at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Town. A retrospective audit
… Key Words. ECT (Electro-convulsive therapy); Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital; Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders; Treatment Resistance.
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Management of treatment resistant depression /
… strategies, including augmentation, combination therapy and antidepressant switching, alongside emerging treatments such as ketamine, psilocybin, buprenorphine, and dextromethorphan and non-pharmacological interventions, encompassing psychotherapeutic methods and brain stimulation techniques like …
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The scope of ECT practice in South Africa
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) involves the administration of an electrical current to the brain in order to produce a tonic-clonic seizure which is deemed therapeutic. It is an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of severe mental illnesses such as major depression, mania and …
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Psichikos sutrikimų tyrimas ir jų gydymo įvertinimas klausos sukelto potencialo P300 metodu /
… and such nonpharmacological methods as electroconvulsive therapy and metaglossotherapy on the changes of information processing in the auditory system using event-related potential P300 recording and analysis method. Auditory P300 potential was elicited applying “odd-ball” paradigm and …
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Relatives' experiences of 'last resort' interventions for people with mental health difficulties
… of a relative and their treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Section one presents a meta-synthesis of 14 qualitative studies considering how families experience the psychiatric hospitalisation of a relative. The synthesis yielded six key concepts. Four concepts described the …
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Neurocognitive Functioning in Severe Depression
… examined in 145 inpatients enrolled in a large electroconvulsive therapy study (the Consortium for Research in ECT). Results revealed that depression severity was unrelated to global cognitive functioning and executive functioning. However, performance on certain neurocognitive variables …
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Establishing Neurocognitive Profiles of Major Depressive Disorder Subtypes
… of varying pulse amplitudes during acute electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adults with MDD. Participants in the study were age 50+ with a diagnosis of MDD, and further delineated by subtype as TRD and psychotic depression. For this analysis, we utilized demographic and baseline …
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A qualitative exploration of how risk is conceptualised and worked with in mental health services
… risk reduction through the use of medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Potentially, the process of focusing on the task provides a form of psychological defence for staff; against anxieties, tension and distress evoked within them by their work (Menzies-Lyth, 1959). When dangerous risk is …
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Lithium and brain plasticity - studies on glial cell changes and electroconvulsive treatment-induced amnesia in rats
… mood disorders have shown glial cell pathology. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and pharmacological treatment with lithium have been used in the treatment of mood disorders for over 70 respectively 60 years, but the mechanisms behind their therapeutic effects remain elusive. We have previously …
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A Comprehensive View of Electrosleep: The History, Finite Element Models and Future Directions
… such as <strong>Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) </strong>descended from <strong>Electrosleep (ES) </strong>through <strong>Cranial Electro-stimulation Therapy (CET)</strong>, <strong>Transcerebral Electrotherapy (TCET)</strong>, and <strong>NeuroElectric Therapy (NET) …
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Investigating markers of accelerated aging in patients with Treatment Resistant Depression
… approaches to manage TRD patients is the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but its use is hampered by its invasive nature and side effects. Moreover, the underlying biology of its mechanism of action has yet to be understood. The general aim of this thesis was to explore markers of …
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