Shock therapy in the involutional and manic-depressive psychoses

Bianchi, Julien; Chiarello, C. J.

doi:10.1007/bf01569028

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“…A possible responsiveness of mixed states to ECT is suggested, given the shared anticonvulsant properties of these medications and ECT (Post et al, 1987;Mukherjee, 1989). Bianchi and Chiarello (1944) described 37 patients, some of whom were in a mixed state, that had a high response rate to convulsive therapy using pentylenetetrazol. Small et al (1988), in a prospective study comparing ECT with lithium, found ECT to be an effective initial treatment for acute mania.…”

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ECT in Mixed Affective States: A Case Series

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There is limited information regarding the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a treatment for patients in a mixed affective state. The authors report their experience using this treatment in medication-resistant patients meeting Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for both mania and major depression. Clinical and response characteristics of these patients are described. Forty-one consecutively admitted patients meeting the RDC for mania received pharmacotherapy. Eight patients failing to respond to pharmacotherapy were referred for ECT, and seven consented. All met RDC for both mania and major depressive disorder. All patients receiving ECT remitted. The patient who did not accept ECT did not improve and ultimately needed transfer to a state hospital for longer term care. Mixed manic-depressive states are responsive to ECT, even in medication-refractory patients.

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ECT in Mixed Affective States: A Case Series

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“…Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was developed in the late 1930s by two Italian psychiatrists who discovered how to induce convulsions with electricity. Although not all psychiatrists believed that ECT was superior to insulin, it was easier to administer and better tolerated than metrazol (Bianchi & Chiarello, 1944;Sulzbach, Tillotson, Guillemin, & Sutherland, 1943). ECT was modified in the late 1950s by the introduction of anesthesia (both sedation and muscle relaxation), a change in the procedure that most psychiatrists hailed as a significant improvement for patient comfort and safety (English & Finch, 1964).…”

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History, power, and electricity: American popular magazine accounts of electroconvulsive therapy, 1940–2005

Hirshbein

Sarvananda

2008

J History Behavioral Science

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a psychiatric treatment that has been in use in the United States since the 1940s. During the whole of its existence, it has been extensively discussed and debated within American popular magazines. While initial reports of the treatment highlighted its benefits to patients, accounts by the 1970s and 1980s were increasingly polarized. This article analyzes the popular accounts over time, particularly the ways in which the debates over ECT have revolved around different interpretations of ECT's history and its power dynamics.

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