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Severe Autism and Perpetual Self Injury: 109 Hits Per Hour
on Feb 28, 2009 in Michelle Dawson Ari Ne'eman neurodiversity Amanda Baggs self injurious behavior denialism autistic disorder severe autism electroconvulsive therapy ECT autism 109.As in 109 hits per hour by an autistic child injuring himself/herself. This information was provided as part of a case study reported in a recent Johns Hopkins Newsletter. The study reported that, ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy, was used to...
With FDA Change, ECT May Go the Way of the Dinosaur
on Apr 14, 2009 in Depression General Policy and Advocacy Treatment Bad News Clinical Trials Decades Dinosaur Drugs Ect Machine Efficacy Data Electroconvulsive Therapy Fda Fda Approval Food And Drug Food And Drug Administration Food And Drug Administration Fda Loophole Market News Medical Devices Medical Drugs Medical News Met Money Predicate Device Psychiatric Treatments Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally decided to start taking action to close a loophole that's been around nearly as long as the agency itself. Last Wednesday it said that it would require safety and efficacy data from manuf...
What if Ray Sandford Were Your Brother?
on May 23, 2009 in Brain and Behavior General Technology Abusive Treatment Bizarre Reason Competent Patients Court Approval Court Proceeding Deliberation Dinosau Ect Treatments Electroconvulsive Therapy Formality Insistence Legal Guardian Mad Pride Minneapolis City Pages Minnesota Boy Minnesota Supreme Court Nadir Prime Candidate Sandford Self Determination Temporary Relief Volts Forced treatment is not a new topic here on World of Psychology, nor is this the first time we've discussed the unusual case of Ray Sandford. What did Mr. Sandford do wrong? Nothing. He's simply mentally ill, the medications and prior treatments o...
Antidepressant plus ECT better for severe depression than ECT alone
on Jul 7, 2009 in clinical depression electroconvulsive therapy Jessica Guenzel Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest U...
Abstract: Clinical guidelines for the management of major depressive disorder in adults.: IV. Neurostimulation therapies
on Sep 10, 2009 in clinical depression deep brain stimulation electroconvulsive therapy rtms vagus nerve stimulation J Affect Disord. 2009 Oct;117(S1):S44-S53 Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Clinical guidelines for the management of major depressive disorder in adults.: IV. Neurostimulation therapies Kennedy SH, Milev R, Giacobbe P, Ramasu...