Just curious if any of you have any experience with electro convulsive therapy.

7/15/2011 9:39:40 PM

They still do that?

7/15/2011 11:01:12 PM

this girl i sat next to in high school had it a few times. she was kinda messed up - not really sure if that was attributable to pre- or post-ECT circumstances. i think she's got a pretty stable life nowadays

7/15/2011 11:32:26 PM

^So, what you're saying is, "It works."

7/16/2011 12:22:34 AM

my wife has administered this fairly often in the recent past.

not that this helps the OP

7/16/2011 12:46:32 AM

yep, its still done today, under anesthesia though.


we had this really perplexing comatose patient a few years ago. we tested this person for everything under the sun, including rabies. tried multiple medications, but we couldnt find a reason for the coma.

One day the psych team was in the unit for another patient, and the docs mentioned this patient. long story short, they said lets try ECT.

It fucking worked, the person had catatonic schizophrenia. We were able to extubate a few days later.

of course this person still creeped us all out with their demonic laugh.

7/17/2011 4:47:19 AM

I have a family member who has had ECT several times. After the birth of her daughter, she suffered from postpartum psychosis and has never been the same. ECT has been used as a last ditch treatment effort, but it has not wrought any significant changes. It briefly settles her for a period of time and erases parts of her memory, but she always sinks back into depression.

7/17/2011 8:30:02 AM

I'm a first year resident in psychiatry. I have several patients who will be receiving it tomorrow.

7/17/2011 10:32:21 PM

ECT Electro-Convulsive Therapy
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ECT Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (Brazil)
ECT Edge Crush Test
ECT European Central Time (time zone)
ECT Explicit Call Transfer
ECT Engine Coolant Temperature
ECT Energy Charter Treaty (UN)
ECT Emission Computed Tomography
ECT Eddy Current Testing
ECT Enterprise Class Teleworker (Cisco)
ECT European Credit Transfer
ECT Ecuador Time
ECT Election Commission of Thailand
ECT Error Correction Term
ECT Embedded Computer Technology
ECT Electronic Control Transmission
ECT Electronic City (India)
ECT Enterprise Caching Technology
ECT Estimated Completion Time
ECT Enteric Coated Tablet
ECT Environmental Control Technology
ECT Europe Container Terminus (Port of Rotterdam)
ECT Pan-European Clinical Trials
ECT Eau Claire Transit (Wisconsin)
ECT Equivalent Chill Temperature
ECT Environment Control Table
ECT Emulsion Chamber Technology
ECT Echo Cancellation Technique
ECT Environmental Compliance Team
ECT East Chicago Transit
ECT Equipment Craft Terminal
ECT Exchange Carrier Tandem
ECT Extended Combat Training
ECT Centrotemporal Epilepsy
ECT Enlarged Cell Technique
ECT Evaporator Condensate Tank
ECT Engineer Cad Technician
ECT Edinburgh Corporation Transport
ECT Electronic Clearing Terminal
ECT Engineer Center Team
ECT Euro-Change-Team
ECT Enterprise Complaint Tracking
ECT Explicit Context Tracking
ECT Exception Call Treatment

7/17/2011 11:35:23 PM

Quote :

"this girl i sat next to in high school had it a few times. she was kinda messed up"

did she ever get it from you?

if so it must have been crazy

7/18/2011 12:25:52 AM