Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus Parameters

Effects of stimulus parameters on motor seizure duration in electroconvulsive therapy

OBJECTIVE This study examined the effect of stimulus parameters on the occurrence of adequate seizures and reconsidered the factors related to motor seizure duration. METHODS The medical records of 187 patients who received ECT in Asan Medical Center from January 2007 to May 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. The starting stimulus dose was determined using a preselected-dose method and the c...

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Propofol and electroconvulsive therapy.

(being a private hospital) where often the most difficult patients are admitted. The situation with restricted patients is differ ent. The RMO has no authority to discharge the patient, although the Home Office could be accused of passing the buck. It is unfair that administrative officers and clerks, hundreds of miles away at the Home Office, should make this decision for some of the most diff...

Relapse following electroconvulsive therapy.

BACKGROUND Irrespective of the treatment method used, there is a strong tendency to relapse into depression if treatment terminates. The purpose of this retrospective study is to investigate the relapse rate and the time elapsing before relapse after electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) and what was done to prevent this. MATERIAL AND METHOD The ECT records and case notes of patients who received...

Electroconvulsive therapy without consent.

BACKGROUND In principle, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can only be administered to patients who consent to the treatment. If the patient does not consent, the treatment can be given in exceptional cases, in situations where a plea of necessity can be made. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the issue of consent was documented in the patient records at Dikemark Hospital in th...