What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?

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UPDATE:
*Dominant* unilateral ECT maybe be worse than *non-dominant* unilateral ECT and bilateral ECT.

Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/abs/unilateral-electroconvulsive-therapy-how-to-determine-which-hemisphere-is-dominant/56688F082BDDC30371F17471AB1588D5

Two more Pubmed articles not featured in the video are below.

Sources:

PubMed 1: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3901956/
PubMed 2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6465383/
PubMed 3: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/331969/
Ketamine Saved Me Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCE-UPmsg2c
Ketamine Saved Me Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgAcjxPnRlwS-C_kJIZv-xu-16GGOhOIq
Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/struck-living/201306/tms-or-ect-mental-health-consumer-weighs-the-options
WVU Medicine Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPBTEHYlZK4&ab_channel=WVUMedicine

0:00 Intro
0:08 In Film
0:15 Cost
0:42 Non-Dominant Unilateral and Bilateral
1:03 Anterograde Amnesia
2:35 Thoughts
3:28 Outro

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