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Descriptor English:   Electroconvulsive Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Terapia Electroconvulsiva 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Eletroconvulsoterapia 
Synonyms English:   Convulsive Therapies, Electric
Electric Convulsive Therapies
Electric Convulsive Therapy
Electric Shock Therapies
Electric Shock Therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapies
Electroshock Therapies
Shock Therapies, Electric
Therapies, Electric Convulsive
Therapies, Electric Shock
Therapies, Electroconvulsive
Therapies, Electroshock
Therapy, Electric Convulsive
Therapy, Electric Shock
Therapy, Electroconvulsive
Therapy, Electroshock
Convulsive Therapy, Electric
ECT (Psychotherapy)
Electroshock Therapy
Shock Therapy, Electric  
Tree Number:   F04.570.200.583
F04.669.224.300
Definition English:   Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a psychotherapy technique: do not confuse with ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK, an experimental tool
History Note English:   81; was SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1963-80; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK was heading 1966-67 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   4637 
Unique Identifier:   D004565 

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