Electroconvulsive Therapy

Alexander L. , Lowenback Hans : Experimental studies on electroshock treatment: The intracerebral vascular reaction as an indicator of the path of the current and the threshold of early changes within the brain tissues. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 3: 139–71, April 1944.

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Alpers B.J. , Hughes J. : Changes in the brain after electrically induced convulsions in cats. Arch Neurol Psychology, 47: 385–98, March 1942.

American Psychiatric Association Task Force Report #14: Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 1978.

Beresford H.R. : Electroconvulsive therapy. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 25(2): 100–102, August 1971.

Br Med J, 4(5987): 1–2, October 4, 1975: Editorial: Antipsychiatrists and ECT.

Cerletti U. , Bini L. : Arch psicol neurol psychiat, 19: 266, 1938.

d'Elia G.I. : Unilateral ECT less effective than bilateral ECT? Br J Psychiatry, 126(1): 83–9, 1975.

Fink M. : The therapeutic process in ECT. Semin Psychiatry, 4(1): 39–46, 1972.

Geller M.R. : Studies on ECT, 1939-1963. A Selected Annotated Bibliography. Public Health Service Publication 1447 in Series 64, 1966.

Gordon H.L. : Fifty shock therapy theories. Milit Surg, 103: 397–401, 1948.

Harper R.J. , Wiens A. : Electroconvulsive therapy and memory. J Nerv Ment Dis, 161(4): 245–54, October 1975.

Kalinowski L.B. : Pharmacological, Convulsive and Other Somatic Treatments in Psychiatry. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1969, pp. 124–207.

Langsley D.G. , Enterline H.D. : A comparison of chlorpromazine and ECT in treatment in acute schizophrenic and manic reactions. Arch Neurol Psychiatry, 8: 384–91, 1959.

Mandel M.R. : Electroconvulsive therapy for chronic pain associated with depression. Am J Psychiatry, 132(6): 632–36, June 1975.

Ottoson J.O. : Psychological or physiological theories in ECT. Int J Psychiatry, 5(2): 170–74, 1968.

Royal College of Psychiatrists Memorandum on the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy. Br J Psychiatry, 131(3): 261–72, 1977.

Squire L.R. : ECT and memory loss. Am J Psychiatry, 134(9): 997–1001, 1977.

Turek I.S. : Combined use of ECT and psychotropic drugs: Antidepressives and antipsychotics. Compr Psychiatry, 14(6): 495–502, Nov/Dec, 1973.

Turek I.S. , Hanlon T.E. : The effectiveness and safety of electroconvulsive therapy. J Nerv Ment Dis, 164(6): 419–31, 1977.

Volavka Ja. : Neurophysiology of ECT. Semin Psychiatry, 4(1): 55–65, February 1972.