title: [Current assessments of electroconvulsive therapy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul clinic de psihiatrie Socola, Iaşi.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Berlescu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrei
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fortuna
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Estimări actuale privind terapia electroconvulsivantă.