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ADJUNCT KETAMINE IN ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY.

Authors :
CHONG YANG
KLEIN, CAROLINA A.
FRAZIER, ALARIC
Source :
Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience; Jul-Sep2021, Vol. 18 Issue 7-9, p10-10, 3/4p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports that Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment that involves the electrical stimulation of the brain under general anesthesia with reference to reports from American Psychiatric Association. Topics include occasions in which a psychiatrist is unable to elicit a therapeutic seizure during a treatment session; and literature indicates that ketamine might be an alternative anesthetic agent in the treatment of ECT.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21588333
Volume :
18
Issue :
7-9
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
152584206