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- jeremyosborne81, on 07/17/2009, -3/+13ECT has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for extreme, chronic depression. In the past it was thought to be barbaric because they didn't offer muscle relaxers to prevent the convulsions that accompanied it. But the side effects are relatively mild (amnesia affecting a few hours prior to and after treatment, etc ...).
- RealmDown, on 07/16/2009, -2/+11Whoever it was, they stole it from Tesla.
- AndrewDB, on 07/17/2009, -4/+12Psychopaths.
- anonymousmedic, on 07/17/2009, -4/+12ECT isn't done like in the movies. It's done under general anesthesia with the patient paralyzed, intubated, and in a coma. They are no more aware of what's going on than a patient undergoing major surgery. It's also done with informed consent, and as a last resort when medication won't control the depression or schitzophrenia.
- funklor, on 07/17/2009, -2/+8http://www.ted.com/talks/sherwin_nuland_on_electro ...
For all the ignorant. :-) There is nothing inherently wrong with ECT. It can be used for good or evil, more often good, just like any other practice. - SystemicThought, on 07/17/2009, -3/+9ECT is an excellent last ditch treatment. Insulin is a damn scary idea, though (Anyone see that episode of House?).
- spookyttws, on 07/17/2009, -3/+8"He first tested electroshock therapy on a human in 1938 on a vagrant he found in a Rome train station. Before treatment, the patient spoke only gibberish. After a series of high-voltage bursts, according to Cerletti, he began talking."
Yeah, I can be passed out drunk and if you hit me with electricity I'll probably wake up and speak lucidly to you, that still doesn't mean I'm sober. A huge shock to anyone's CNS will cause some pretty interesting short term results, that doesn't mean you're fixing anything (in fact you're probably harming them more than fixing.) - ophello, on 07/17/2009, -0/+4Well, these are the days of lasers in the jungle.
Lasers in the jungle somewhere. - GregLoire, on 07/17/2009, -1/+5Except for that little detail about how it actually works.
- anonymousmedic, on 07/17/2009, -1/+5Actually, if I remember they rescended his nobel prize when they realized what a loonie he was.
- WhoDoneIt, on 07/17/2009, -1/+5So does your wife.
In fact, I've given her the Enormous ***** Therapy and she was shaking violently too. - Samohtneas, on 07/17/2009, -2/+5Strangely enough, I just finished watching A Clockwork Orange again.
I've always thought ECT was our equivalent of the Ludovico technique. - googooly, on 07/17/2009, -0/+3NO.
- bigd063, on 07/17/2009, -4/+7I'd rather be ***** insane than undergo electro-torture.
- n00tit00ti, on 07/17/2009, -3/+6Yeah, it worked so well for Hemmingway that he shot his face off.
- skipvt, on 07/17/2009, -0/+3"Before treatment, the patient spoke only gibberish. After a series of high-voltage bursts, according to Cerletti, he began talking."
"I sorry what did you say?"
ZAAAPPP!
"I said stop electrocuting me damn it!" - Syphon9, on 07/17/2009, -0/+3Wilson, I need you to come upstairs.
Why?
Because I'm about to put myself into an insulin coma. - Rocketbird, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2So, basically, it works? That's interesting. An instant cure for depression...
- ParkourRunner, on 07/17/2009, -1/+3I'll take two, please.
- TillDerToder, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2I worked with a guy last summer who suffers from severe chronic depression, and was ordered by the court to receive an ECT treatment every two weeks. The guy absolutely _hated_ it. He would be disoriented for a number of hours and had serious short-term memory loss for about 48 hours from the time of the treatment. It actually came to the point that he decided to go against the court's orders, and skipped one of his treatments because it affected him so badly. Of course, once the boss (and this guy's personal friend) caught wind of it, he said that if the guy didn't skipped any more treatments he would be out of a job, so the guy reluctantly continued his treatment, but honestly, I can't imagine a worse situation -- being depressed or losing 1/7 of every week seems like you can't really make a good decision either way you go.
- palehorse864, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2What do they do to deal with memory loss and such? There is some belief that memory loss may have contributed to his suicide. Granted, he had a lot of other problems, but he had difficulty remembering things after his ECT treatments and felt they had put him out of business. I'm not sure muscle relaxers will do anything but make it feel better and look more friendly to anyone observing.
- Tiak, on 07/17/2009, -4/+6You do realize that you don't actually feel much of anything, right?...
They give you buttloads of painkillers and muscle relaxants, then pulse low-current electricity for around two seconds (one to six strictly speaking). That doesn't sound like torture to me. - palehorse864, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20030619/memo ...
- funklor, on 07/17/2009, -4/+6ECT is wrong because Chinese communists abuse it .... just like surgery is wrong because Nazis abused it?
- anonymousmedic, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2Yeah. And that whole thing about "defibrillation" is a total fraud too.
- fantasyflamz, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2My grandmother recently underwent electroshock therapy for extreme depression. Before, she would just mope around the house and not do anything and it was really sad because it's like she wasn't there anymore. I was uncertain at first when I found out that her children (my mother and uncles) opted for her to do electro shock therapy, but I have to say in her case it was amazing how well it worked. Yes, it is a little risky, but she is now alive and happy. It is great to actually see her smile and participate in family activities now. I can't say whether electro shock therapy works in all cases, but I am convinced that it was worth it for my grandma.
- aceinhibitor, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2This is a long distance call.
- 4AntiStupid, on 07/17/2009, -1/+3Electoshock is one of those very effective treatments that stupid people protest because it sounds scary.
- Markp487, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2First I have seen the ted talk, and your statement does not reflect the man's talk. He argues that it saved HIS life...he does not include any evidence about the treatment with regards to others' lives. Therefore you should stop trying to validate your own opinion while generalizing ideas from another man's speech.
I say good day to you sir! - sonnybobiche, on 07/17/2009, -1/+3Yes, finally! Sick of ECT getting a bad rap. It's statistically a more effective treatment for depression than anti-depressants.
Of course, a few corrections:
The patient is not in a coma during the procedure, although they do obviously have a seizure.
Also, it's generally believed to be useless for schizophrenia. - fhernand, on 07/16/2009, -2/+3electric utilities
- CausalityMeme, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1Unless you live in China. Until 3 days ago, China was giving electro-shock treatment to over 3000 kids as punishment for using the Internet too much:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/14/cont ... - emjaymj, on 07/17/2009, -1/+2As far as I'm aware, almost all effects on memory with modern ECT are transient.
- glowwyrm, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1They also aren't intubated. At least none of the patients I saw were. All were given information about the pros/cons of the procedure and all had to sign consent forms for it to be done. And, it could only be done if every other method (meds) had been exhausted.
- nemof, on 07/17/2009, -1/+2Seriously dude, my grand mother went through ECT as she was a manic depressive, ask her if she felt nothing... It ***** her up for life basically.
I'm sure now that the procedure has changed and is perhaps less painful now, however this certainly wasn't always the case. It's a brutal thing to do to a person. - matticusf1nch, on 07/17/2009, -2/+3Nurse Ratched
- Lisztman, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1My GF's father had ECT for depression due to Multiple Sclerosis, and while it seems to have effectively treated his depression now, he is having severe long term memory problems. He sometimes doesn't even recognize my GF's younger sisters, and I'll be damned if he can remember my name most of the time.
- Benno, on 07/17/2009, -1/+2I imagine ECT was first used the way circuit benders approach an open synth. "We don't how this works, but when we cross these wires it makes cool sounds"
- Rudegar, on 07/17/2009, -1/+2one is not conscious when receiving it
it's the last resort for suicidal depressed people so the choice is not between insanity - anonymousmedic, on 07/18/2009, -0/+1All of the ones that I saw were done intubated and parylized/heavily sedated.
- TillDerToder, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1*if the guy skipped any more...
I really wish that I had read over my post before the edit time window closed... - texxel, on 07/17/2009, -1/+2It's not always done with 'informed consent', get your facts straight.
- Pinkertinkle, on 07/17/2009, -4/+4Scientologists.
- anonymousmedic, on 07/17/2009, -2/+2Tin foil hat much?
I've actually participated in the procedure with an anesthesiologist. Very interesting. - n00tit00ti, on 07/17/2009, -3/+3Great! Let's sign you up! Would you also like to be entered into the voluntary population reduction initative as well?
- Stanss, on 07/17/2009, -0/+0its more like, ECT or... severe narcolepsy, suicidal depression, or insanity (schizophrenia). ECT is never a first-resort, its always a last-resort. If no other treatment works, its either torture with your mental disorder or weekly painless shocks.
- iEATcatFOOD, on 07/17/2009, -3/+3personally i feel that was a lame spark of a pun.
- denizen42, on 07/17/2009, -1/+1The practice is utterly barbaric.
About as wise as clubbing patient's heads - Manworth, on 07/17/2009, -3/+2I recall reading somewhere that electric eels were used for the same purpose in ancient times.
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