#electroconvulsive therapy (ect)

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Treatment of mental disorders from ancient times to the present: moral therapy — psychotropic drugs — deinstitutionalization — the future solution

Modern psychiatric care is most associated with hospitals and asylums, institutions whose mission was to house and confine the mentally ill, the poor, the homeless, the unemployed, and the criminals, beginning in the 16th century. Wars and economic depression created large numbers of undesirables who were separated from society and sent to these institutions. Two of the most famous institutions…

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Everything You Should Know about ECT before Your First Treatment

Everything You Should Know about ECT before Your First Treatment

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under anesthesia, during which small electrical currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. electroshock therapy seems to cause changes in brain chemistry which will quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental state conditions.

ECT usually works when other treatments are unsuccessful and when all course of…

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