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نویسندگان
1 استاد فارما کولوژی،مرکز تحقیقات دارویی،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهر کرد
2 زشک عمومی، مرکز تحقیقات دارویی،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهر کرد
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, deliberately triggering a brief seizure. This seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can alleviate symptoms of certain mental illnessesECT is most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and is also used in the treatment of mania (often in bipolar disorder), catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders.