After researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)‚ I have decided that if a close family member or even myself were severely depressed I would not support the use of ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of an electrical shock‚ which is used to produce a seizure. Many people experience seizures due to some other type of illness or illnesses‚ and in these cases there is medicine taken in order to prevent these occurrences. In deciding my opinion on the topic of ECT I asked myself would I want
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Robert Kargher Electroconvulsive therapy does it really work? Since its start of use in 1938‚ electroconvulsive therapy has been in much debate over its practice and effectiveness. Its inventor ladislas Meduna‚ suggested that by “changing the chemical composition of the brain” through ECT we could effectively treat schizophrenia
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attempted the use of electricity instead to induce a therapeutic seizure in a delusional patient. Once again‚ after several treatments it was reported that the patient had significant improvements of his condition and thus electroconvulsive therapy began.1‚2 Today‚ electroconvulsive therapy is mainly used for the treatment of severe depressive disorders‚ especially major depressive disorder. 1‚2 According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5‚3 sufferers of major depressive disorder
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December 5‚ 2013 Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroconvulsive therapy‚ or ECT‚ is known for its therapeutic benefits and has been used as a psychiatric treatment in America since the early 1940s (Sabbatini‚ 2007). It uses electricity to induce seizures in patients suffering from mental illnesses in order to relieve them from their symptoms. ECT is most commonly known for the treatment of major depressive disorder and other depressive symptoms‚ but it is also widely beneficial in treating many other
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Week 2 Discussion Board – Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment PROMPT: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is still utilized to treat atypical depression. Shock therapy has had such a dark history in mental health. Find and read at least two articles on either the history of ECT or its use in treating depression. Cite those articles in your response. Share your feelings and thoughts regarding its use today. Be sure to discuss the information you gleaned from the articles. Reminder: You will be expected
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Summary of Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is defined as a procedure that involves electrical currents passing through the brain and deliberately producing a seizure (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2012). ECT is often utilized for mental illnesses‚ such as depression‚ when other treatments are found to be ineffective. Often times ECT has a negative connotation of intentionally shocking a patient and causing pain while hoping that they will be cured based
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Electroconvulsive Therapy – Modern Analysis By Owen Manuél A lot of the controversial arguments of ECT are based on the history‚ side-effects and the inducement of the therapy. Many claim that physically inducing somebody to have a convulsion cannot possibly a form of therapy. What is to be noted is that the procedure is done in extreme circumstances and not as a punishment. In 1939 when ECT was introduced it replaced the drug Pentylenetetrazol (metrazol) which induced fits into individuals for
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SHOULD ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY EVER BE USED TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS? A. Thesis Statement Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental illness in which the brain is stimulated with a strong electrical current which induces a seizure. The seizure rearranges the brain’s neurochemistry and results in an elevation of mood. This essay asks: Is ECT any safer and more effective in treating mood disorders than drug therapies? This treatment has a controversial history ever since
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The purpose of this paper is to briefly explain and analyze the characteristics involved during the treatments of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)‚ including a brief history of ECT‚ the indications for using ECT‚ the process during the procedure‚ and a brief personal analysis and discussion about the treatment‚ and a synopsis of the article “I Feel Good‚ I Feel Alive”. In the early 1900’s‚ treatment for noetic illness was constrained with psychotherapy or inpatient confinement being the
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are unresponsive to medications and psychotherapy. Many psychologists treat major depressive disorder‚ MDD‚ with a combination of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and psychotherapy techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy or psychodynamic therapy. Beidel‚ Bulik‚ and Stanley (2014) stated that monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOs)‚ Tricyclics‚ and SSRIs are the most common medications used for treatment. Although this combination works for some patients‚ many are unresponsive to
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