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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electroconvulsive Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 03; 7(6):e2417786.
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Comparison of microRNA expression levels in patients with schizophrenia before and after electroconvulsive therapy. Psychiatr Genet. 2024 Aug 01; 34(4):79-85.
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Choosing Between Ketamine and Electroconvulsive Therapy for Outpatients With Treatment-Resistant Depression-Advantage Ketamine? JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 12 01; 80(12):1187-1188.
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Todd Paralysis After Electroconvulsive Therapy-Letter to the Editor. J ECT. 2024 03 01; 40(1):63-64.
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Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 22; 388(25):2315-2325.
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A comparison of the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of ECT and ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2022 Jun; 21(6):745-759.
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Induction of Bdnf from promoter I following electroconvulsive seizures contributes to structural plasticity in neurons of the piriform cortex. Brain Stimul. 2022 Mar-Apr; 15(2):427-433.
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The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Neuropsychiatric Complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Literature Review and Case Report. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022 Jan-Feb; 63(1):86-93.
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Effectiveness and Safety of Ketamine for Unipolar Depression: a Systematic Review. Psychiatr Q. 2020 12; 91(4):1147-1192.
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Is ECT a viable option to treat depression in older adults with bipolar disorder who are vulnerable to cognitive side effects? Bipolar Disord. 2021 Mar; 23(2):218-220.