The FDA Advisory Panel on the Reclassification of ECT Devices
The recommendations of the FDA advisory panel that convened in January may have long-lasting effects on the practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the United States. The meeting included FDA...
View ArticleElectroconvulsive Therapy: The Second Most Controversial Medical Procedure
Many articles about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) begin with a statement about ECT’s stature as the most effective treatment for serious depression1; the statement is a reminder to the reader that,...
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ECT: A 2004 Update on This Treatment for Depression
Whether you do ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) or not, and research indicates that less than 8% of you actually perform it (Hermann et al, Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155:889-894), you need to know about it,...
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rTMS: Will It Replace ECT?
The notion that passing magnets over people’s heads could make them happier has been around for a very, very long time, at least since the 1770s. The Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer used the...
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This Month’s Expert: Max Fink, M.D. Update on ECT
TCPR: Dr. Fink, recently you and your colleague, Michael Taylor, reviewed the latest studies of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with major depression in JAMA (Fink M and Taylor MA, JAMA...
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Ask the Expert: ECT Still Alive & Well
TCPR: How commonly is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed these days? Does it seem to be getting more or less use, and why is that? Dr. Lisanby: ECT is alive and well. It is still the most...
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Do Medical Devices Like TMS Work for Depression?
If your practice is anything like mine, then up to half of your patients with depression are at best partially responsive to the treatment you provide. You may have nodded sympathetically as you read...
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