Electroconvulsive Therapy

ECT is a procedure where controlled electric currents are passed through the brain while the person is under general anaesthesia. This outcome in a short, controlled seizure that affects neurons and chemicals in the brain. It is most often used to treat severe sadness and depression with psychosis that has not responded to medications. In some cases of treatment resistant bipolar disorder, ECT is also considered as a treatment option.

Related Associations:

Neuropathy Association and Nevus Outreach, Inc, Brain Injury Resource Center and Brain Trauma Foundation, Epilepsy Therapy Project and Exceptional Parent Magazine , Huntington's Disease Society of America Hydrocephalus Association, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America and Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Multiple System Atrophy Coalition, Acoustic Neuroma Association and ADA Disability and Business Technical Assistance Program; Aicardi Syndrome Foundation and Alliance for Aging Research; ALS Association and ALS Therapy Development Institute; Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation and Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation.