1.0Department of Psychiatry/psychsamweiss/psych/author/samweiss/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3sGHRCUozf"><a href="/psych/specialty-care/interventional-psychiatry/ect/">Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/psych/specialty-care/interventional-psychiatry/ect/embed/#?secret=3sGHRCUozf" width="600" height="338" title="“Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service” — Department of Psychiatry" data-secret="3sGHRCUozf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> When might ECT be appropriate? ECT is indicated for patients with symptoms of depression, mania, psychosis, or catatonia who have failed to benefit from previous medication trials. It may also be used for patients who require rapid improvement in symptoms because of the severity of their condition, such as acute suicidality. What is a typical … Read more