MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'electroconvulsive therapy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489676&cid=t_141777_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreating-depression-the-shock-value-of-electroconvulsive-therapy%2F2011.02.16 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be a highly effective treatment for depression. The story goes that roughly 90 percent of patients respond. The downside is that it requires general anesthesia with all its attendant risks, and patients may suffer from headaches and memory loss. The memory loss is often mild, but there are cases where it is profound and very troubling. As with any psychiatric treatment — or so it seems — there are those who say it saved them and those who say it destroyed them. Because the risks aren’t minor, the procedure is expensive and often done on an inpatient unit, and people generally don’t like the idea of having an IV line placed, being put under, then shocked through their brain until they seize, only to wake up groggy and... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489676 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4489676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115147&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Ffda_considers_classification_of_ect.htm Psychiatry Weekly 2009 Dec 21;4(30) Lisanby SH. Professor of Clincal Psychiatry; Director of the Brain Stimulation Division, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute Introduction With the increasing number of new brain stimulation techniques now available and on the horizon, does electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) still have a role? As a clinician and researcher, my reply is a definitive "yes." Some recent and unexpected developments at the FDA concerning the classification of medical devices may, however, affect the availability of ECT to severely depressed patients. History of ECT Classification Codified in 1938, the FDA is nearly as old as ECT. The FDA was codified with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act during the same year that Cerletti and Bini introduced ECT in It... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115147 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:23:00 +0100 3115147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855656&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F02%2Fect-lessons%2F Told you earlier this year about an excellent blog of someone undergoing Maintenance ECT at the moment: Jumpstarting a life with a little sparkle to the head. After the fourth lesson there is now a fifth ECT lesson: After ECT treatment continues: I know that by the time we’re considering ECT, we are barely able to make it through the day, but I think it’s better to ask and know upfront what turns your life could take post-ECT rather than be surprised by something that’s already been documented that it might happen. And even a sixth ECT lesson: Communication is key If you experience any physical discomfort after ECT, such as a really bad headache or a sore throat/jaw pain, you should let your doctor know. S/he may be able to adjust your mouth guard or give you something for the pain.... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855656 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:58:21 +0100 2855656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782084&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_clinical_guidelines_for_the_management_of_major_de_.htm Conclusions: There is most evidence to support ECT as a first-line treatment under specific circumstances and rTMS as a second-line treatment. Evidence to support VNS is less robust and DBS remains an investigational treatment. Source... Copyright © 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782084 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:34:00 +0100 2782084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576640&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fantidepressant_plus_ect_better_for_severe_depression_than_ec.htm Jessica Guenzel Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. This finding could alleviate one of the primary concerns about ECT - that it causes memory loss, said W. Vaughn McCall, MD, M.S, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the principal investigator for the study's Wake Forest Baptist site. The full study appears in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. ECT uses an electrical stimulus to the brain to induce seizures. It is prescribed for patients with crisis-level severe depression - who are cat... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576640 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:18:00 +0100 2576640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441695&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fwhat-if-ray-sandford-were-your-brother%2F Forced treatment is not a new topic here on World of Psychology, nor is this the first time we’ve discussed the unusual case of Ray Sandford. What did Mr. Sandford do wrong? Nothing. He’s simply mentally ill, the medications and prior treatments over his lifetime have failed him, and his legal guardian is a social service agency in Minnesota. The convergence of those three characteristics means he was a prime candidate — in the court’s eyes — for ECT treatment. The only problem? He opposes his electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). And despite experts’ insistence that Mr. Sandford is not competent to make such decisions for himself, his case has galvanized the “mad pride” movement and those who opposed any type of forced treatment. Last week, Minne... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441695 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:04:05 +0100 2441695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348546&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F15%2Fwith-fda-change-ect-may-go-the-way-of-the-dinosaur%2F Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally decided to start taking action to close a loophole that’s been around nearly as long as the agency itself. Last Wednesday it said that it would require safety and efficacy data from manufacturers of medical devices in 25 different categories. This data is equivalent to the types of data the FDA currently requires for medical devices and drugs — data that shows the device is both safe and effective in use for a prescribed disorder. One of those 25 categories is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machines. Yes, you heard right. For decades, the most notorious of all psychiatric treatments available has never met any type of rigorous FDA approval for their use. How can this be? In the case of electroconvulsive therapy ma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348546 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:51:52 +0100 2348546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577455&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fspecial_report_electromagnetic_treatments_for_depression_se.htm By John Gever, Staff Writer, MedPage Today NEW YORK, July 4 — There's a new wave of research into targeted electromagnetic treatments for resistant depression, all aiming to relegate traditional electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to obsolescence. An estimated 15% to 20% of depressed patients don't respond to drug or talk therapies, sending many into the realm of ECT. More... © 2004-2008 MedPage Today, LLC. All Rights Reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577455 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:37:00 +0100 1577455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1472667&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fnew_type_of_ect_as_effective_as_the_old_with_no_sideeffects.htm A U.S. National Institute of Mental Health study reported in the journal Brain Stimulation has found that a new form of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is just as effective as older forms in treating depression but with far fewer of the cognitive side effects found in the older forms. Dr Harold Sackeim and colleagues from Columbia University randomly assigned 90 depressed patients to either right sided or bilateral ECT, using either a traditional electrical pulse or a newer "ultrabrief pulse", and measured clinical response and cognitive side effects. The study found that 73 percent of the patients that received the ultrabrief pulse responded, compared to a 65 percent response from subjects who received the 'gold standard' bilateral older form. Importantly, the ultrabrief group had less se... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472667 Wed, 28 May 2008 08:35:00 +0100 1472667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1330029&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Felectroconvulsive_therapy_does_not_impair_cognition_after_a_.htm MedWire News: Psychiatric outpatients who receive a single session of maintenance electroconvulsive (ECT) therapy do not experience a subsequent decline in learning, attention, or executive function, a Spanish study has found. Lorena Rami and colleagues from the University of Barcelona say their findings support the use of maintenance ECT in preventing relapse and recurrence in drug-resistant psychiatric patients who have been successfully treated with a full course of ECT. More... © AstraZeneca 2008 (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1330029 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:51:00 +0100 1330029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=815339&cid=t_141777_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fstigma_overshadows_ects_effectiveness.htm Dr. Michael EvansLeon Rosenberg, a former dean of medicine at Yale University, had just attempted suicide by overdose. He was admitted to hospital and prescribed electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT. "However groggy I still was, I registered surprise," he later wrote. "I thought that ECT had been abandoned years before." Dr. Rosenberg, now professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, was saved by ECT, he wrote in his 2003 book Brainsick: A Physician's Journey to the Brink. Unlike several of my patients who have also been rescued by this treatment, Dr. Rosenberg talks openly about it at public events and cocktail parties. More... © Copyright 2007 CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=815339 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:17:00 +0100 815339