[Current assessments of electroconvulsive therapy].
As the therapeutical effects of the current psychopharmacotherapy did not live up the expectations, in the last 10-15 years a tendency towards up-to-dating some older therapeutical methods, restrained for various reasons, was noticed. The up-to-dated electroconvulsive therapy proves to be highly efficient in some major mental affections. This paper is intended as a review of the literature and seems to reveal some advantages of the electroconvulsive therapy as compared to some chemotherapeutic agents, but only if used in precisely restricted specific conditions.
Berlescu
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Spitalul clinic de psihiatrie Socola, Iaşi.
Andrei
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Fortuna
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Gottlieb
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D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy
Estimări actuale privind terapia electroconvulsivantă.