Electroconvulsive therapy, practice and evidence

Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;196(3):171-2. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.074054.

Abstract

This issue includes the findings from the largest randomised controlled trial ever conducted with bilateral, unilateral and bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The background to the study and its findings are discussed.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / methods*
  • Electrodes
  • Humans
  • Memory Disorders / etiology*
  • Memory Disorders / prevention & control
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic