ECT Indications, Contra-indications, Patient Evaluation and Consent

Send us a textIn the last episode, I gave a brief discussion about how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) works by causing convulsive seizures and discussed some of the proposed mechanisms by which seizures might result in benefit. In this episode, I discuss who you should consider sending for ECT, some of the considerations for different patient populations, and how you might approach explaining to a patient that you want to electrify their skull and make them seize.Please leave feedback ...

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A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice.  It strives to be science communication.  Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know.  He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com.The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.