"Convulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Convulsions induced in order to treat MENTAL DISORDERS. It is used primarily in the treatment of severe affective disorders and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D003295
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.570.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Convulsive Therapy- Convulsive Therapy
- Convulsive Therapies
- Therapies, Convulsive
- Therapy, Convulsive
- Therapy, Shock
- Shock Therapy
- Shock Therapies
- Therapies, Shock
Coma Therapy, Insulin- Coma Therapy, Insulin
- Coma Therapies, Insulin
- Insulin Coma Therapies
- Therapies, Insulin Coma
- Therapy, Insulin Coma
- Insulin Coma Therapy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Convulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Convulsive therapy and the Journal of ECT: 30 years of publication and continuing. J ECT. 2014 Mar; 30(1):1-2.
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A response to not 'au revoir' but 'merci beaucoup'. J ECT. 2011 Dec; 27(4):339.
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Electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of intractable status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Sep; 16(1):189-90; author reply 191.