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BJPsych Bulletin
Aims and methodThe Royal College of Psychiatrists' Committee on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Related Treatments advises the measurement of initial seizure threshold in all patients undergoing ECT if possible. The subconvulsive electrical stimu
Autor:
Allan I. F. Scott
Publikováno v:
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 17:15-22
SummaryIt has become acceptable for psychiatrists to say that they simply do not know how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) works. This frame of mind runs the risk that there will be no expectation that psychiatrists remain familiar with seminal studie
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Allan I. F. Scott, Ronan E. O'Carroll, Maria Atkins, Mustafa M. Husain, Lucy Carrick, Najeeb Khalid, George Kirov, Sarah H. Lisanby, Andrew C. Stanfield, Klaus P. Ebmeier
Publikováno v:
Kirov, G, Ebmeier, K P, Scott, A I F, Atkins, M, Khalid, N, Carrick, L, Stanfield, A, O'Carroll, R E, Husain, M M & Lisanby, S H 2008, ' Quick recovery of orientation after magnetic seizure therapy for major depressive disorder ', The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 193, no. 2, pp. 152-5 . https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.044362
BackgroundMagnetic seizure therapy, in which seizures are elicited with a high-frequency magnetic field, is under development as a new treatment for major depressive disorder. Its use may be justified if it produces the antidepressant effects of elec
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Allan I. F. Scott
Publikováno v:
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 13:298-304
The purpose of this article is to update practitioners on the latest published research into the prevalence of prolonged cerebral seizure activity following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This research is drawing attention to the real practical cha
Autor:
Allan I. F. Scott
Publikováno v:
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 11:150-156
This article is intended to update prescribers of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on the key points of the revised edition of the Royal College of Psychiatrist's ECT Handbook (due to be published in 2005). The two most important tenets that influence
Publikováno v:
Journal of Affective Disorders. 83:121-126
Background Antidepressant medication resistance is the commonest indication for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Scotland. Evidence from the USA suggests that clinical response is reduced for medication resistant patients. The aim of the present st
Autor:
Allan I. F. Scott
Publikováno v:
The Journal of ECT. 32:70-71
Autor:
Allan I. F. Scott
Publikováno v:
The Journal of ECT. 28:162-164
BACKGROUND The reasons for the fall in the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the United Kingdom have never been systematically assessed. Between 2005 and 2006, the Edinburgh clinic saw the greatest fall ever in the rate of ECT usage between c
Publikováno v:
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 7:275-282
In March 1997 APT published two reviews of the use of benzodiazepines, buspirone, beta-blocking drugs and antidepressants in the treatment of anxiety disorders (Cowen, 1997; Tyrer, 1997). These were followed by a paper on the practical pharmacotherap
Autor:
Allan I. F. Scott, Tom Glen
Publikováno v:
Journal of Affective Disorders. 58:75-78
Background: Critics of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have expressed concern about variations in ECT use among consultant teams within the same hospital. The aim was to establish whether or not there was a significant variation in rates of ECT use a