| Descriptor English: | Electroconvulsive Therapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Terapia Electroconvulsiva
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Eletroconvulsoterapia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Électroconvulsivothérapie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Convulsive Therapies, Electric Convulsive Therapy, Electric ECT (Psychotherapy) Electric Convulsive Therapies Electric Convulsive Therapy Electric Shock Therapies Electric Shock Therapy Electroconvulsive Therapies Electroshock Therapies Electroshock Therapy Shock Therapies, Electric Shock Therapy, Electric Therapies, Electric Convulsive Therapies, Electric Shock Therapies, Electroconvulsive Therapies, Electroshock Therapy, Electric Convulsive Therapy, Electric Shock Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Electroshock |
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| Tree number(s): |
F04.570.200.583 F04.669.224.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004565 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA. |
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| Annotation: | a psychotherapy technique: do not confuse with ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK, an experimental tool |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 81; was SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1963-80; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK was heading 1966-67 |
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| Online Note: | use ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY to search SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1966-80 & ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK 1966-67 |
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| History Note: | 81; was SHOCK THERAPY, ELECTRIC 1963-80; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK was heading 1966-67 |
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| Entry Version: | ELECTROCONVULSIVE THER |
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| DeCS ID: | 4637 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004565 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WM 412 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1981/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/29 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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| Concept UI |
M0007177 |
| Scope note | Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA. |
| Preferred term | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Convulsive Therapies, Electric Convulsive Therapy, Electric ECT (Psychotherapy) Electric Convulsive Therapies Electric Convulsive Therapy Electric Shock Therapies Electric Shock Therapy Electroconvulsive Therapies Electroshock Therapies Electroshock Therapy Shock Therapies, Electric Shock Therapy, Electric Therapies, Electric Convulsive Therapies, Electric Shock Therapies, Electroconvulsive Therapies, Electroshock Therapy, Electric Convulsive Therapy, Electric Shock Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Electroshock |
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