Introduction: A considerable portion of patients with depressive disorders do not respond properly to medical treatment and need Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). On the other hand, as some beneficial effects of ECT are attributed to increase in thyroid hormones, levothyronin is used as an adjuvant prior to ECT. The aim of this study was to evaluate thyroid function changes after ECT. Methods: ...

    Background & Aims : Suicide as one of psychiatric emergencies is an important psychosocial problem and it is more common among major depressive patients. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), one of the most rapid and safe methods in treatment of psychological disorders, has been also used effectively for treatment of major depression. This study has been designed to assess the effect of ECT on ...

Background and purpose: Myalgia is among the relatively common side effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Positive preventive analgesic effects of ketamine in surgical patients have been studied. However, the effects of ketamine on post-ECT myalgia are unclear. This study aimed to examine the effects of ketamine on myalgia in patients with depressive disorder who underwent ECT. Materials...

Abstract Aims and Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a method of treatment in severe psychological disorders results in autonomic system stimulation and hemodynamic complications. To relieve these complications especially severe bradycardia and asystole, some authors usually   premedicate patients with anticholinergic drugs .The aim of this study was to determine and compare ...

ABSTRACT Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used widely to treat psychiatric disease. ECT under anesthesia is associated with hypertension and tachycardia. The cardiovascular effects of ECT were studied after per-treatment of 100 patients with lidocaine 1.5 mg/Kg (experimental group) and saline solution (control), using a double-blind, randomized clinical trial study. There were no sign...