title: Electroconvulsive therapy: a consensus on contemporary issues.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy remains a clinically useful, efficacious and safe treatment. All scientific studies, task force reports and legal evaluations attest to this. Nevertheless its use remains controversial. Administration of ECT is a skilled procedure requiring an up-to-date knowledge of the technology, techniques, clinical implications, possible adverse effects and an awareness of the medico-legal and administrative requirements. Only then will this treatment be administered in the highest acceptable clinical standards. This paper reviews of recent advances in ECT where broad consensus exist.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandrasena
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence