Electroconvulsive Therapy: Introduction and Technical Aspects

Sandarsh Surya; Peter B. Rosenquist; W. Vaughn McCall

doi:10.1002/9781118801086.ch23

Electroconvulsive Therapy: Introduction and Technical Aspects

Sandarsh Surya, Peter B. Rosenquist, W. Vaughn McCall

Psychiatry and Health Behavior

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This chapter introduces the reader to the origin, history and mechanisms of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Therapeutic mechanisms of ECT such as psychodynamic theories, neuroendocrine theory, anticonvulsant theory and changes in neurotransmitter systems and neural tissues are discussed. Major depression, mania and schizophrenia are the main indications for ECT. ECT may play a role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and refractory status epilepticus, and there is need for further research in this area. Technical aspects of ECT including a description of ECT devices, electrode placement, stimulus parameters and adjunctive apparatus are discussed. The readers will also learn about the ECT procedure, anaesthetic drugs, skeletal muscle relaxants and other cardiovascular drugs used in modified ECT.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Neuromodulation in Psychiatry
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	429-453
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118801086
ISBN (Print)	9781118801048
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118801086.ch23
State	Published - Mar 5 2016

Keywords

Anaesthetic
Device
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electrode
Equipment
History
Indications
Mechanism
Stimulus
Treatment

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