title: [The role of electroshock in the era of psychopharmacology].
abstract: Since the introduction of medicamental therapies in psychiatry, the electroshock technique has been put aside. After having noticed the fact "figures in hand", the speaker: --Reminds the practical conditions of electroshock, its principal indications during depressions and schizophrenia. --Compares the various convulsive techniques and especially the unilateral electroshock as well as those based on the use of pharmacological agents. --Proposes applicable therapeutical rules divided into six points and meant for "resistant" depressions.
mesh_terms: D000648:Amnesia, Retrograde / Q000139:chemically induced; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000628:therapy; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Rôle de la sismothérapie à l'ère de la psychopharmacologie