Combined use of electroconvulsive therapy and amantadine in adolescent catatonia precipitated by cyber-bullying - Goetz M, Kitzlerova E, Hrdlicka M, Dhossche D.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
In Severe Depression ECT Can Restore Quality Of Life
Patients whose severe depression goes into remission for six months following electroconvulsive therapy report a quality of life similar to that of healthy individuals, researchers say. "If we can get you into remission, you get this big, big improvement in quality of life at six months such that our patients' quality of life is as good as that of the overall general population," said Dr. W. Vaughn McCall, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
ECT can restore quality of life for some severely depressed patients
(Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University) Patients whose severe depression goes into remission for six months following electroconvulsive therapy report a quality of life similar to that of healthy individuals, researchers say. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mini-Quiz: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Periprocedural advancements, including liberalization of concomitant and pre-treatment medications, add to the comfort and tolerability of ECT, but adverse effects do exist. More in this quiz. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - April 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Ultrabrief ECT May Ease Depression in the ElderlyUltrabrief ECT May Ease Depression in the Elderly
Ultrabrief pulses of electroconvulsive therapy can be effective for treating geriatric patients with depression, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Researchers Uncover Key To Antidepressant Response
Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Results of their experiments explain how these therapies likely work to relieve depression by stimulating stem cells in the brain to grow and mature. In addition, the researchers say, these experiments raise the possibility of predicting individual people's response to depression therapy, and fine-tuning treatment accordingly... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Key to antidepressant response uncovered
Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Results of their experiments explain how these therapies likely work to relieve depression by stimulating stem cells in the brain to grow and mature. In addition, the researchers say, these experiments raise the possibility of predicting individual people’s response to depression therapy, and fine-tuning treatment accordingly. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 7, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hopkins researchers uncover key to antidepressant response
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. These therapies likely work to relieve depression by stimulating stem cells in the brain to grow and mature. The experiments raise the possibility of predicting individual people's response to depression therapy, and fine-tuning treatment accordingly. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Reboot: A Novel of Bipolar Disorder
After my girlfriend, whom we will call Elle, had her first full-blown manic episode, I began to read several books on bipolar disorder. These included books on medications and the use of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), which Elle received after being involuntarily committed by her parents. In her manic states, typically after several days with little or no sleep, she would often end up getting arrested, thrown into jail—and, when the police realized her state, put in a mental hospital.
Given my relationship with a woman experiencing the disorder, Jane Thompsonʼs Reboot: A Novel of Bipolar Disorder resonated quit...
Source: Psych Central - January 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Matt Stoeckel Tags: Bipolar Book Reviews Disorders General Medications Mood Stabilizers Personal Stories Personality Appointments Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Illness Book Of Hope Close Friends Correct Medication Electroconvulsive Therapy Euphoria Source Type: news
Andy Behrman, Guest Author
Andy Behrman is the author of 'Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania,' a chronicle of his battle with bipolar disorder and his experience with electroconvulsive therapy. Today he is a mental health advocate, speaking to groups across the country. He has been a frequent contributor to About Bipolar Disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Fascination With TMS
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a psychiatric treatment for depression that by itself does not involve taking medications. TMS works directly on the brain without being invasive like ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). TMS Expert Dr. Kira Stein discusses the present and future of TMS. Part 9 of 9 in a series of interviews. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Access To Electroconvulsive Therapy In Decline: A Clinical Choice Or An Economic One?
Horrific images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest notwithstanding, modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the safest and most effective antidepressant treatments, particularly for patients who do not tolerate antidepressant medications or depression symptoms that have failed to respond to antidepressant medications. Since its introduction in the 1930s, ECT has evolved into a more refined, but more expensive and extensively regulated clinical procedure... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Declining access to electroconvulsive therapy: A clinical choice or an economic one?
Horrific images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest notwithstanding, modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the safest and most effective antidepressant treatments, particularly for patients who do not tolerate antidepressant medications or depression symptoms that have failed to respond to antidepressant medications. A new study suggests that reductions in ECT treatment have an economic basis. From 1993 to 2009, there was a progressive decline in the number of hospitals offering ECT treatment, resulting in an approximately 43 percent drop in the number of psychiatric inpatients receiving ECT. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 10, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Declining access to electroconvulsive therapy: A clinical choice or an economic one?
(Elsevier) Modern electroconvulsive therapy remains one of the safest and most effective antidepressant treatments, particularly for patients who do not tolerate antidepressant medications or depression symptoms that have failed to respond to antidepressant medications. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
