How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works?: Understanding the Neurobiological Mechanisms

O9: The Impact of Neuroscience in Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder which might occur in subjects after experiencing a traumatic life event. The underlying etiology of this disorder is still unknown but malfunction of the brain’s anxiety network is discussed. Therefore, neuroscience research might give new insights about the neurobiological mechanisms of PTSD. The talk will give a systematic overview abo...

On electroconvulsive therapy in depression : Clinical, cognitive and neurobiological aspects

A primer for the conceptualization of the mechanism of action of electroconvulsive therapy, 1: defining the question.

With regard to the question of how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) acts, a common answer is that the mechanism of action of the treatment is not well understood. However, this is not true. There is a great deal of information available about what ECT does in the brain, how it does it, and how these effects translate into clinical actions. The very complexity of the available data makes it neces...

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy

Over the past 5 years, and especially within the last year, there has been a rapid expansion of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)-related preclinical research, as well as clinical studies in indications other than epilepsy. The research advances in understanding VNS are occurring in the midst of a blossoming of other forms of therapeutic brain stimulation, such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), t...

The effect of foot reflexology on post- electroconvulsive therapy headache at razi psychiatry training center 2021

Results: The results showed that the mean score of headache ten minutes after foot reflexology massage in the intervention group was significantly lower than the beginning of the intervention.  Also, reflex foot massage significantly reduced headache in the intervention group compared to the control and treatment groups;  Therefore, the research hypothesis that "foot reflexology reduces the amo...