Electroconvulsive therapy

Electroconvulsive Therapy is a dangerous yet effective treatment for severe depression. In the video we were introduced to Mary. Mary was a distraught women who had previously tried to commit suicide; she had no interest in living and felt no emotions at all. This lack of emotion was portrayed by her body language and tone of voice. I believe that without Electroconvulsive Therapy she would have been successful in taking her own life. Her husband also played an antagonizing role in her…

Electroconvulsive Therapy among depressed patients: argumentative essay Introduction and Background Electroconvulsive therapy is controversial issue and had ethical issue since its discovery about its practice over the world and that vary from country to another, whereas it has unknown mechanism of action and adverse effect, so there is ethical dilemma to practice in the world whereas, that used to treat depression prior discovery of pharmacotherapy , on the other hand had legal…

barbaric, procedure.” If his procedure is so barbaric why put people through it? Also involuntary commitment of patients whether it's ECT or any other illness most of the time just offers a temporary fix to a permanent problem. In “Psychiatry’s Electroconvulsive Shock Treatment A crime against humanity”. ECT is considered more harmful than helpful. The actual process of ECT is just as harmful as the after effects such as brain damage and memory loss. Some psychiatrist falsely claim that ECT…

homosexuals, and needed to come up with an excuse for why they were different. Doctors believed that there was error with their brain; therefore it was a mental illness. Curing homosexuality with aversion therapy was an extreme and torturous treatment. This was especially demonstrated in the therapy environment itself. In the case of Peter Price, a 19 year old boy who was instructed by his mother to get cured, was forced to lay in his urine, poo and vomit and required to look at pictures of…

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the treatment of Major Depression Major Depression impacts a lot of people. Major Depression is a mood disorder that occurs when feeling sad, anger, or frustration. It affects how person thinks, feels, and performs activities of daily living. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) V is a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities for more than two weeks (American Psychiatric…

The article, “Beyond the Metaphor of the Pendulum: Electroconvulsive Therapy, Psychoanalysis, and the Styles of American Psychiatry” by Jonathan Sadowsky discusses psychoanalysis and electroconvulsive therapy in metaphorical terms. It asserts that according to much of post-World War II literature, psychiatrists in the twentieth century often used electroconvulsive therapy in order to cure their patients based on the belief that it would benefit both the patient…

The electroconvulsive therapy has been one of the most controversial procedures in human history and is still performed, because of its effective treatment of depression and other mental disorders. The method of performance of ECT has changed over time, although its perception has not altered a lot. The influence of mass media, movies and books strongly determine the general public’s opinion about the electroshock therapy. Although the procedure has been performed since the late 1930s, its…

the desire to cease her life (Bio). Sylvia survived and was immediately checked into a hospital for six months and recovered with electro-shock therapy (which today is called Electroconvulsive Therapy, which uses electrodes to cause a minimal seizure and ultimately reduce symptoms of all different kinds of mental problems and disorders (Electroconvulsive)). This was what inspired her single novel published, titled The Bell Jar. After being hospitalized, she decided to return back to Smith…

condition is not debilitating, but it impacts his occupational performance and satisfaction. Brother G receives Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) every six weeks and takes strong medications which cause nausea and tiredness, hindering his occupational performance. However, the ECT does decrease the frequency of negative outbursts, which in turn increases his occupational performance. The therapy allows him to engage in activities with other residents and for a longer duration without becoming…

Health Organisation [WHO], 2017). It is the leading cause of disability worldwide (NIMH, 2016; WHO, 2017). It has a profound impact on the individuals as well as their families (Ahlstrom, Skarsater, & Danielson, 2009b; Luciano et al., 2012). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a very safe and effective treatment for major depression (Black Dog Institute, n.d.). It is the preferred treatment for life-threatening depression and medication resistant-depression (Vanelle, Sauvaget-Oiry, & Juan,…