Electroconvulsive Therapy - E.C.T.

All about ECT.

ECT: Clinical Science Versus Controversial Perceptions

National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement on ECT.

Supplimental material to the NIH Consensus Statement.

What is electroconvulsive therapy?

Patient satisfaction with ECT.

Comprehensive information on many aspects of ECT.

Max Fink, MD discusses ECT.

Position paper on ECT by the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

Abrams' Electroconvulsive Therapy (an important book)

ECT: British guidelines.

Books about ECT.

Memory and ECT --- A MEDLINE Search.

The electroconvulsive therapy in psychiatry controversy.

Literature reviews on ECT.

Fink's Electroshock: Restoring the Mind. (an important book)

ECT to prevent the relapse of depression.

ECT during pregnancy.

The American Psychiatric Association's statement on ECT.

A British Statement on ECT.

What to know about consent for ECT.

EEG monitoring of ECT.

The Mayo Clinic discusses ECT.

A fact sheet for people about to have ECT.

ECT for depressed children and adolescents.

Electroconvulsive Therapy : A Programmed Text. (an important book)

ECT for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

A biography of Ugo Cerletti the discoverer of ECT.

The history of shock therapies in psychiatry.

Advanced training for psychiatrists regarding ECT and its administration.

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Revised 10 October 2010