Electroconvulsive Therapy
"Electroconvulsive Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004565
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.570.200.583 F04.669.224.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Electroconvulsive Therapy- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapies
- Therapies, Electroconvulsive
- Therapy, Electroconvulsive
- Electroshock Therapy
- Electroshock Therapies
- Therapies, Electroshock
- Therapy, Electroshock
- Convulsive Therapy, Electric
- Convulsive Therapies, Electric
- Electric Convulsive Therapies
- Electric Convulsive Therapy
- Therapies, Electric Convulsive
- Therapy, Electric Convulsive
- Shock Therapy, Electric
- Electric Shock Therapies
- Electric Shock Therapy
- Shock Therapies, Electric
- Therapies, Electric Shock
- Therapy, Electric Shock
- ECT (Psychotherapy)
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| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electroconvulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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The Trigeminocardiac Reflex in Electroconvulsive Therapy. J ECT. 2022 12 01; 38(4):257-258.
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Simulated Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Novel Approach to a Control Group in Clinical Trials. J ECT. 2022 09 01; 38(3):165-170.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy. N Engl J Med. 2022 Feb 17; 386(7):667-672.
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Pharmacological interventions to diminish cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2022 04; 145(4):343-356.
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The Effects of Baseline Impaired Global Cognitive Function on the Efficacy and Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Geriatric Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 07; 30(7):790-798.
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Dosing methods in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): towards the modal ECT technique. Nord J Psychiatry. 2022 04; 76(3):159-161.
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Social Justice and Healthcare Equity: Real-Time Pursuit of Equity in Electroconvulsive Therapy Care. J ECT. 2021 12 01; 37(4):222-224.
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The Effects of Focal Electrically Administered Seizure Therapy Compared With Ultrabrief Pulse Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy on Suicidal Ideation: A 2-Site Clinical Trial. J ECT. 2021 12 01; 37(4):256-262.
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Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: 80 years of progress. Br J Psychiatry. 2021 11; 219(5):594-597.
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Electroconvulsive therapy and psychiatric readmission in major depressive disorder - A population-based register study. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2021 12; 144(6):599-625.