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Depressive Psychosis : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
Treatment usually involves antidepressant and antipsychotic medication. Patients sometimes take antipsychotics briefly.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) is a medical treatment for severe mental illness in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electricity is introduced into the brain. This electrical stimulation, used in conjunction with anesthesia and muscle ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment for depression that uses electricity to trigger a seizure.Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) is most often done in a hospital''s operating or recovery room while you are asleep and pain-free(general anesthesia)....
Source:ADAM
Date:August 24, 2008
Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) is a medical procedure in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electric current is passed through the brain to treat symptoms associated with certain mental disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), despite its controversial reputation, remains an effective treatment for certain types of mental illness. But the treatment is not for every patient, and it is not without risks.
Source:StayWell
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