Convulsive Therapy
Recent findings in convulsive therapy described by researchers from Juntendo University, Department of Psychiatry
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, January 17th, 2008
A new study, 'Maximal response to electroconvulsive therapy for the treatment of catatonic symptoms,' is now available. "Because the number of medical lawsuits has recently increased in Japan, doses of medication above the upper limits have recently been avoided, even when treating catatonic patients. We treated catatonic symptoms with drugs within the upper limit of dosage and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to determine the maximal response," scientists in Tokyo, Japan report.
"We examined 50 consecutive patients with catatonic symptoms admitted to a university hospital during a 32-month period who were treated with either drugs within the upper limit or ECT. Response...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-01-17)
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