ECT in the elderly
GM, 37, April, 2007
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the most controversial treatments currently
used in psychiatric practice, despite its long-standing record of safety and efficacy.
Drs Sreedharan Amarjothi, Murali Krishna and Richard Barnes discuss of the origins of
ECT, how this form of therapy came to be incorporated in psychiatric practice and why it
continues to be enigmatic to both medical practitioners and the general public.
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