title: Efficacy of ECT in affective and schizophrenic illness.
abstract: The author reports on studies of the comparative efficacy of ECT, the newer psychotropic drugs, and combinations of both in the treatment of depression and schizophrenia. He concludes that ECT is indicated for acutely suicidal and other severely impaired depressive patients but not necessarily for schizophrenic patients, although ECT has been successful with some schizophrenic patients for whom drugs were ineffective.
mesh_terms: D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007520:Isocarboxazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010919:Placebos; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D000639:Amitriptyline; D007520:Isocarboxazid; D010624:Phenelzine; D007099:Imipramine; D002746:Chlorpromazine