Biological Treatment to Psychopathology: ECT 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyASAQA Created by: annabel lakeCreated on: 03-06-13 20:33 Uses: What is ECT (mainly) used for? Treating the most serious causes of major depression. Especially if the patient is suicidal, pregnant or old. 1 of 14 Uses: According to the NICE guidelines ECT can only be used as___________ A Last resort 2 of 14 What was ECT originally used to treat? Schizophrenia, but rarely used for that now, except for catatonic schizophrenia 3 of 14 What is the rationale of ECT? When there is an abnormal activity in neurotransmitters and / or hormones. 4 of 14 What is the aim of ECT The shocks are used to disrupt the abnormal activity of neurotransmitters and / or hormones. (but nobody really knows how it works) 5 of 14 Process: What is the voltage that gets passed through the patient? 70-130V 6 of 14 Process: Where does it pass through The brain 7 of 14 Process: How long does it pass through for? Half a second 8 of 14 Where are the electrodes attached? The non-dominant hemisphere of the head (right side of the head for most people) 9 of 14 Why is it attached there To reduce side effects such as memory loss 10 of 14 What does the current do? Induces a mini-seizure that lasts for aprox. one minute 11 of 14 How many sessions does the patient have to go through? Series of sessions over a few weeks 12 of 14 Evaluation: Efficiacy- How many (%) depressed patients show improvements 60-70% 13 of 14 Evaluation: Efficiacy- According to a study by Sackheim, how many (%) patients will become depressed again after a year? 60% 14 of 14
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