New research from Trinity College Dublin has suggested that changing the position on the head of the electrodes used in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) could reduce memory side-effects, whilst maintaining the effectiveness of the treatment for those with severe depression.
Dr Ruairi Hanley is in praise of the views of Dr Dermot Ward and the ICGP on electroconvulsive therapy and the latest Gaza conflict, respectively.
Dr Dermot Ward questions whether an apparent decline in the use and popularity of ECT can be put down to more effective psychoactive drugs or ill-informed media pressure surrounding the procedure.
Dear Editor, In 1980, Latey and Fay carried out a national survey of ECT administration in Ireland as reported in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 1985.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter published in IMT on March 28 from Dr Larkin Feeney (‘Commission’s ECT ‘error’’).
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