electroconvulsive therapy

Preferred Label : electroconvulsive therapy;

MeSH definition : Electrically induced CONVULSIONS primarily used in the treatment of severe AFFECTIVE DISORDERS and SCHIZOPHRENIA.;

MeSH synonym : electroconvulsive therapies; therapy, electroshock; ect (psychotherapy); electroshock therapy; convulsive therapy, electric; therapy, electric convulsive; therapy, electric shock; electroshock therapies; shock therapies, electric; therapies, electroconvulsive; convulsive therapies, electric; electric convulsive therapies; electric convulsive therapy; therapies, electric convulsive; therapies, electroshock; therapy, electroconvulsive; shock therapy, electric; electric shock therapies; electric shock therapy; therapies, electric shock;

MeSH annotation : a psychotherapy technique: do not confuse with ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK, an experimental tool;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive therapy;

Details

Origin ID

D004565;

UMLS CUI

C0013806;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Ne pas confondre avec
- electric injuries [MeSH Descriptor]
- electroshock [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- electroconvulsive therapy [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- ECT [MedDRA LLT]
- ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) [MedDRA LLT]
- Electroconvulsive Therapy [NCIt concept]
- Electroconvulsive therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Electroconvulsive therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- electroconvulsive therapy, nos [TUV Concept]
- electroconvulsive therapy, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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