title: New developments in electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: Recent legal limitations on the availability of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are discussed in relation to the constitutional rights of the doctor-patient relationship. Technical factors which may contribute to the debate about ECT are presented. Improved methods of administration and documentation are proposed.
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D002140:California; D002961:Civil Rights; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations