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Abstract
Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.
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- Convulsive Therapy, Electric
- ECT (Psychotherapy)
- Electroshock Therapy
- Shock Therapy, Electric
- Convulsive Therapies, Electric
- Electric Convulsive Therapies
- Electric Convulsive Therapy
- Electric Shock Therapies
- Electric Shock Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapies
- Electroshock Therapies
- Shock Therapies, Electric
- Therapies, Electric Convulsive
- Therapies, Electric Shock
- Therapies, Electroconvulsive
- Therapies, Electroshock
- Therapy, Electric Convulsive
- Therapy, Electric Shock
- Therapy, Electroconvulsive
- Therapy, Electroshock
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
a psychotherapy technique: do not confuse with ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK, an experimental tool
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History Note
81; was SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1963-80; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK was heading 1966-67
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Electroconvulsive Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004565
- Electroconvulsive Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131543