title: Contemporary practice of electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and important treatment for severe depressive illness and for other depressive illnesses that have not responded to drug treatment. Practical guidelines based on recent research findings are presented here to maximize the efficacy and minimize the adverse effects of ECT.
authors.affiliation: Andrew Duncan Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D055656:Prescriptions