Debate Rages over Safety of ECT, or Shock Therapy, Used on Elderly.
by SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 38Health. Publisher: Canadian Press, 2002ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Aged -- Canada | Aged -- Mental health | Electroconvulsive therapy | Mental illness -- Treatment | Mentally ill -- CareDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Invented in the late 1930s, the treatment for mental disorders involves passing an electric current through the brain. It has its supporters and detractors." (CANADIAN PRESS) This article focuses on a debate concerning the pros and cons of using electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) to treat mental illness in elderly patients.
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Originally Published: Debate Rages over Safety of ECT, or Shock Therapy, Used on Elderly, Sept. 25, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Invented in the late 1930s, the treatment for mental disorders involves passing an electric current through the brain. It has its supporters and detractors." (CANADIAN PRESS) This article focuses on a debate concerning the pros and cons of using electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) to treat mental illness in elderly patients.
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