Biological Therapies Background and ECT
- Created by: Lisgoe
- Created on: 05-11-14 20:46
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- Biological Therapies
- Background
- Until 1950s
- Treatment was Psychosurgery
- Lobotomies common
- Treatment was Psychosurgery
- Today
- Successfully treated using biological methods
- Chemotherapy
- Successfully treated using biological methods
- Until 1950s
- ECT
- No longer used
- Introduced in 50s
- Observed Epileptics didn't show signs of Sz
- Idea inducing seizures in Sz patients might alleviate Sz Symptoms
- Tharyan and Adams
- Review of studies
- Showed medication more successful than ECT on it's own
- Evidence to suggest combination may result in improvement
- Not significant
- Evidence to suggest combination may result in improvement
- Showed medication more successful than ECT on it's own
- Review of studies
- Background
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