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ECT in treatment-resistant depressionCharles H Kellner
Departments of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA
Am J Psychiatry 169:1238-44. 2012..They review the basic and clinical science related to ECT's mechanism of action and discuss clinical issues in the administration of a course of ECT, including the consent process...- Electrocardiographic "bleed through" to the electroencephalogram on an electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) tracing: the return of the tell-tale heartDennis M Popeo
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY 10029, USA
J ECT 28:154-6. 2012..Improper recording electrode placement can cause artifacts on electroconvulsive therapy tracings. This shows an example of electrocardiogram artifact in the electroencephalogram... - Appropriateness for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be assessed on a three-item scaleCharles H Kellner
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Med Hypotheses 79:204-6. 2012..This scale is offered as a tool to help the practitioner and patient gain a sense of how well the patient fits the profile of someone for whom ECT is a reasonable treatment option... 
Bifrontal, bitemporal and right unilateral electrode placement in ECT: randomised trialCharles H Kellner
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
Br J Psychiatry 196:226-34. 2010..Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for major depression. Optimising efficacy and minimising cognitive impairment are goals of ongoing technical refinements...- Electrode placement in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): A review of the literatureCharles H Kellner
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 26:175-80. 2010.... - Electroconvulsive therapy for an urgent social indicationCharles H Kellner
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 25:274-5. 2009..After a single bifrontal ECT, she was able to attend and enjoy this important family function. We review the literature on speed of response to ECT and the effect of a single ECT... - Resolution of amnestic effects of an extended course of electroconvulsive therapyCharles H Kellner
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
J ECT 27:251-5. 2011..This case adds to the neuropsychological literature documenting the transient nature of ECT-induced cognitive effects... 
DSM melancholic features are unreliable predictors of ECT response: a CORE publicationMax Fink
Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Systems, Glen Oaks, NY, USA
J ECT 23:139-46. 2007..To determine the relationship between baseline melancholic features with outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder referred for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)...- The efficacy of acute electroconvulsive therapy in atypical depressionMustafa M Husain
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX 75390 8898, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:406-11. 2008..This study examined the characteristics and outcomes of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), with or without atypical features, who were treated with acute bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)... - Methohexital and succinylcholine dosing for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): actual versus idealEthan O Bryson
Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
J ECT 28:e29-30. 2012..0 mg/kg. The dose of succinylcholine required to provide adequate muscle relaxation during electroconvulsive therapy is 0.9 mg/kg, although there is considerable variability in patient response to this drug... - Cases of catatonia on an academic electroconvulsive therapy service: lessons to learnAmy S Aloysi
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:259-61. 2011..Catatonia is a well-described neuropsychiatric syndrome that has been the subject of several texts. We present 4 cases seen on our academic service in the past 18 months and discuss significant features of each case... - Toward individualized post-electroconvulsive therapy care: piloting the Symptom-Titrated, Algorithm-Based Longitudinal ECT (STABLE) interventionSarah H Lisanby
Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J ECT 24:179-82. 2008..Here we back-test STABLE to optimize the algorithm for subsequent testing in a prospective trial... - Continuation electroconvulsive therapy vs pharmacotherapy for relapse prevention in major depression: a multisite study from the Consortium for Research in Electroconvulsive Therapy (CORE)Charles H Kellner
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:1337-44. 2006..Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be extremely effective for the acute treatment of major depression, it has never been systematically assessed as a strategy for relapse prevention... - Speed of response and remission in major depressive disorder with acute electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a Consortium for Research in ECT (CORE) reportMustafa M Husain
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:485-91. 2004..CONCLUSION: ECT was associated with rapid response and remission in a high percentage of patients. ECT warrants early consideration in treatment algorithms for patients with MDD... - Cognitive tolerability of electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with a history of traumatic brain injuryCelena Martino
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101 1709, USA
J ECT 24:92-5. 2008..A detailed neuropsychological evaluation demonstrated the cognitive tolerability of the treatment. We review the literature on electroconvulsive therapy and brain injury... - Electroconvulsive therapy: a selected reviewRobert M Greenberg
Department of Psychiatry, St. Mary Hospital, Bon Secours Health System of New Jersey, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Behavioral Health Sciences Building, Rm. F1436, 183 South Orange Ave, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:268-81. 2005.... - The Telltale Heart or the importance of the "Tap Test" in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)Dennis M Popeo
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 28:76. 2012..Here we present a brief case and image that reinforces the importance of this simple test... - Febrile Reaction With Elevated CPK After a Single Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in an Adolescent Patient With Severe Bipolar DisorderEthan O Bryson
From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
J ECT 28:70-1. 2012..We discuss the possible causes of this reaction and remind the reader that a single adverse event does not always require the abandonment of a treatment modality... - Left unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) after oligodendroglioma resectionDennis M Popeo
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:273-4. 2011..We present images of his brain magnetic resonance imaging, ECT electrode placement, and the electroencephalogram tracing from his ECT... - Tinnitus as a symptom of psychotic depression successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapyDennis M Popeo
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:e7-8. 2011..Her tinnitus resolved with successful treatment of her depressive episode with electroconvulsive therapy. We review the literature on electroconvulsive therapy and tinnitus... - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of postpartum psychosisAmanda Focht
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
J ECT 28:31-3. 2012..Studies were searched using CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and PubMed databases. Based on our review, we argue that for some patients, electroconvulsive therapy should be the treatment of choice... - Continuation and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for mood disorders: review of the literatureGeorgios Petrides
The Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore LIJ Health System, Glen Oaks, NY, USA
Neuropsychobiology 64:129-40. 2011..Continuation ECT (C-ECT) and maintenance ECT (M-ECT) are required for many patients suffering from severe and recurrent forms of mood disorders. This is a review of the literature regarding C- and M-ECT... - Successful use of electroconvulsive therapy in 2 cases of persistent sexual arousal syndrome and bipolar disorderSergio A Yero
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
J ECT 22:274-5. 2006..They have remained on maintenance ECT with good results. Although the etiology of PSAS is unknown and its relationship to bipolar disorder is unclear, the successful resolution of PSAS with ECT is of clinical and theoretical interest... - Prolonged succinylcholine action during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) after cytarabine, vincristine, and rituximab chemotherapyEthan O Bryson
Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:e42-3. 2011..Despite this unexpected prolonged neuromuscular blockade, the patient could be treated uneventfully, with attention paid to his respiratory support and with subsequent succinylcholine dose titration to effect... - Multiple episodes of intraictal cessation during electroconvulsive therapyDennis M Popeo
From the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
J ECT 28:e14-6. 2012..We report an example of multiple stop-start-stop episodes during several electroconvulsive therapy treatments of a 16-year-old boy... - Rocuronium as muscle relaxant for electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with adult-onset muscular dystrophyEthan O Bryson
From the Departments of Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, and Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
J ECT 27:e63-4. 2011..We report a case of electroconvulsive therapy safely administered in a 61-year-old man with adult-onset muscular dystrophy requiring muscle relaxation with rocuronium... - Resolution of severe suicidality with a single electroconvulsive therapyJamal Kobeissi
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:86-8. 2011..We discuss the effect of ECT on suicidal ideation, the benefit of minimizing the number of total ECT treatments, and the possible biological markers of change after a single treatment in an ECT-naive patient... - Belling the cat: ECT practice standards in the United StatesMax Fink
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, NY, USA
J ECT 23:3-5. 2007 - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) After Pulmonary EdemaEthan O Bryson
From the Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
J ECT 28:e25-6. 2012..Because the pulmonary edema was thought to be due to extremely elevated blood pressures, nitroglycerine and esmolol were used during subsequent treatments, and electrode placement was changed to bilateral to speed recovery... - Transient visual loss after right unilateral ECTAmit P Kurani
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
J ECT 21:186-7. 2005..We discuss possible mechanisms for this adverse effect... - Safe resumption of electroconvulsive therapy after non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarctionAmy S Aloysi
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J ECT 27:e39-41. 2011..Her depression remitted fully. We report the details of her cardiac management during subsequent treatment sessions and review the literature on cardiac adverse events with ECT...