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Preferred term

Electroconvulsive Therapy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Entry terms

  • Convulsive Therapy, Electric
  • ECT (Psychotherapy)
  • Electroshock Therapy
  • Shock Therapy, Electric

In other languages

  • French

  • ECT (ÉlectroConvulsivoThérapie)
  • Électro-convulsivothérapie
  • Électrochocs
  • Sismothérapie
  • Sismothérapie électrique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PB5QDP93-W

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