Glossary / Lexicon

- ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) : - ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy ) : ECT also know as Electroconvulsive therapy refers to a type of psychiatric therapy which involves the controlled introduction of electric currents to the brain for the purpose of inducing a convulsion which will alter the patient's brain chemistry. This treatment is primarily used in the management of depression, although it also has been utilized to treat patients with Schizophrenia and Mania.