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ECT
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ECT electroconvulsive therapy.
ECT
abbr.
electroconvulsive therapy

ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy sometimes is used to treat depression or mania when pharmaceutical treatment fails.
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ECT,
abbreviation for electroconvulsive therapy.

ECT
electroconvulsive therapy.

ECT
Patient discussion about Ect..

Q. What are the side effects of electroconvulsive therapy for depression? My sister is about to have electroconvulsive therapy for treating her severe depression. Is this method safe to use? What are the side effects?

A. I have been ob a cocktail of meds; I feel like a lab rat. Never to say any one helped;except zanax,however that's just covered up the feeling not to think about the depression when I awake. I had a phys...for over ten years. My phys...tried at least twelve diff...meds...:"I'm pisseed " I'm A GOOD LOOKING GUY,WOROuK OUT PEOPLE SAY WOW YOU LOOK GREAT" "I feel like a mess" compliments are nice,and believe me i'm not trying to build my outer aperance up. "Working out is a grat,but when that done,what else is there to do?

Q. What is the ECT method of treatment for depression? I have a friend who is suffering from major depression and is now about to start ECT treatment. What exactly is that?

A. ECT is the electroshock therapy for treating severe depression that does not heal with medication trials. In this treatment, an electric shock is induced, in levels that are not by any means risking the patient’s life. It has been proven to be of great effectiveness in people with refractory depression (meaning that drugs no longer have a therapeutic effect) and is saved as a “last resort”.

Q. HOW CAN ENERGIES AFFECT THE HEALING OF THE BODY?CHI, ELOPTIC, YOU'R SEVEN SHOCKERS ECT POSITIVE OR NEGITIVE? ENERGIES WE EXPRESS AND RECIEVE TO AND FROM OTHERS

A. Chinese medicine and alternatives should be approached with caution, but that said, a modality that has been around for over 3,000 years must have benefits. The practitioner may possibly be a bit more suspect. Then again, nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you haven’t any experience with it, how can one have a legitimate opinion?
Remember, a hundred years ago, our very own “Doctors” cured with leaches and such… it wasn’t until they pooled their resources together and lobbied the government for the right to the name of “Doctor or Medical Practitioner”. That’s it. No science, just lobbying the politicians….

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It has been shown that monoamine levels increase in animal models treated with ECT.
2) Many who received compensation had been given unmodified shock treatment, and when describing their experiences today, they use the term "torture" in relation to ECT.
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