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The Efficiency Of Electroconvulsive Therapy In The Treatment Of Depression In The Elderly

Author(s) -

Bruna Furtado Rolim Lima,

Adriana Araújo de Alencar,

Daniela Matos Carneiro,

Inêz Gabrielle Duarte de Sousa,

Jonathan Almeida Moura,

Raízza Caroline de Andrade Viana,

Sonilde Saraiva Januário,

Edglê Pedro de Sousa Filho,

Uiltércia Soares Feitosa,

Daniela Cavalcanti e Silva Novais Carval,

Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira Luz,

Raimundo Tavares de Lueto,

Natália Bastos Ferreira,

Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/1727

Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , medicine , depression (economics) , antidepressant , therapeutic effect , cognition , psychiatry , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics

The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment of depression in the elderly. With a high rate of remission may be t he treatment of choice in cases of psychotic depression or when antidepressant treatment fails. Although its mechanism of action is unknown the therapeutic effects of ECT may be related to changes in cerebral blood flw. Studies confim differences in the effects of ECT according to patient age. There are side effects related to cognitive function. ECT is as safe for elderly patients and for young patients.

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