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Electroshock Therapy as Treatment of the Severely Mentally Ill, 2002.
An examination of Electroshock Therapy as a treatment for the severely mentally ill in light of negative societal views about its use.
2,195 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 17 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper is an examination of Electroshock Therapy in the treatment of mental health problems. It focuses on the negative societal views that are held about Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and gives a history of its use. The writer argues that there is much ignorance surrounding ECT and that the misuse of the treatment have led to misunderstandings about its effectiveness. In conclusion the paper presents ECT as an effective treatment for severe mental illness. It maintains that despite being viewed negatively by the public it is a valuable treatment particularly in cases where speed of treatment is necessary.
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"In the field of mental health, an area of medicine already associated with very negative societal views, there are few treatment methods more negatively perceived than electroshock, or more commonly, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A recent study by two British doctors, published in the Journal of ECT, provided concrete representation of these negative attitudes. After viewing twenty-two films that included scenes of ECT made between 1948 and 2000, the authors concluded the treatment was first shown as a "severe but helpful" remedy for mental illness (McDonald and Walter)."
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Electroshock Therapy, 2000.
An arguement against the use of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). Includes history, aims, negative effects and examples.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 61.95
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"This paper is a discussion of the question: Should electroconvulsive therapy be used to alleviate symptoms of mental illness? Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was originally called electroshock therapy when it was first introduced as a treatment for severe cases of psychopathology in the 1930s. The process consists of administering varying jolts of electricity to the patient, jolts which interfere with the body's natural electrical transmissions and disrupt the patient's behavior. Early use of such therapy was extremely primitive, and electroshock fell out of favor with both the medical community and the general public. More recent research into the functioning of the brain has renewed interest in ECT as a means of treating some forms of mental illness, especially depression. This paper will argue that, despite some glowing reports sparked by this renewed..."
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Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy, 2002.
This paper examines the myths and misconceptions of electronconvulsive shock threrapy (ECT) and its legitimate use in treating psychiatric disorders.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 17 sources, APA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper traces the different uses of electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) in psychiatry since its discovery and first use in the 1930s. The author details the many myths and miscocnceptions of ECT and details how this treatment has been a leading method used in the treatment of many different types of mental illness including depression, schizophrenia and eating disorders. The problems associated with the use of ECT at different points in history are discussed and the methods used to combat these problems in order to make it more affective are also detailed in this paper. ECT has also been the subject of many different movies that has made it into a method of treatment that is frightening to many people. The author also discusses some alternate methods of treating some types of mental illness.
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"Despite patient reports and documented research studies some professionals continue to object to the use of ECT as a treatment for mental disorder. They feel that the negative side effects are often more detrimental to the patient's health than the mental disorder itself. One psychologist, John Breeding, PhD, has also raised ethical issues relating to ?informed consent?. He argues that professionals in the psychology field have deliberately deceived patients by not providing enough information for the patients to make an informed choice about ECT "guidelines for the administration of ECT are routinely and systematically violated." (Breeding 2000). He also puts forth the claim that informed consent in ECT can?t be fully obtained by someone in the grip of a serious mental disorder: ??people become victims of this so-called ?treatment? at a time in life when they are extremely vulnerable.? (Breeding 2000)."
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Electroconvulsive therapy, 2003.
A discussion of the history, application and controversy surrounding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 82.95
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This paper studies ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy), the history of when and how it was used. The paper also discusses the role of ethics in deciding whether to use ECT, including teleological, deontological and virtue-based theories. The paper elaborates on particular ethical principles, such as non-maleficence, beneficence, autonomy and justice.
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The Life and Death of Sylvia Plath, 2005.
Explores poet, Sylvia Plath's past and the influences they had on her poetry. It explores and explicates two of her poems "Edge" and "Daddy."
3,247 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 121.95
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Sylvia Plath's life was tainted with repeated tragedies that influenced her work. The paper delves into important biographical details of her life, including the death of her father, her fear of failure, her first suicide attempt, electroshock therapy, her successes and failures as a poet and short-story writer, her marriage, miscarriage, split from her husband, death, and her rise to fame afterwards. The paper then specifically looks at two of her poems, the "Edge" and "Daddy", and how the violent images and death work within.
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"For thirty years, Sylvia had lived in the shadow of her father's death. It affected her profoundly, but she becomes ready to move on. The shoe, which is often seen as an extension of the Nazi metaphor, alludes to the repression of grief for her father and denial of the hatred she has for him. She never truly mourned his death and the shoe becomes suffocating. The poet has hidden away in this shoe; this cage of suppressed emotion. "Barely daring to breathe or Achoo" may refer to her childhood when the upstairs-downstairs system was being used because Plath's mother was afraid that the children's noise would cause him pain. It may also refer to her fear of her father."
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Electrical Stimulation, 2006.
A discussion regarding electricity and the role it plays in the field of medicine.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 34.95
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This paper discusses how with the advent of electricity in the 19th Century, there came many changes to the field of medicine. Some of these were quack remedies or methods (such as electroshock therapy) which have fallen out of favor. Yet, today, there are still applications for electricity and electrical stimulation that are used in medicine. This paper summarizes the research and activity being done regarding the following topics: electricity in medicine, electrophysiology, electrotherapeutics, magnetic fields and neural stimulation. The paper further relates each of these areas to the human brain.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy, 2008.
A report on electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of bipolar depression.
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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The paper discusses electroconvulsive therapy and states that it is a treatment used in mood disorders, especially in the depressive phases of bipolar disorder. The advance of this technique has made it a useful and current option both in the treatment of acute phases and in the prevention of recurrences. The paper confirms that this treatment method has its controversies related to its effectiveness since it has many advantages as well as side effects. This paper discusses the effectiveness of ECT in the treatment of bi-polar disorder.
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"In a Memorandum on the use of ECT produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1977, it was stated that there is substantial empirical evidence that ECT is an effective treatment in case of severe bi-polar disorder. Numerous studies have shown that the patients with depression who received ECT show greater improvement and fewer relapses than those not receiving ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy is frequently recommended for life-threatening mania, unless pharmacological regimens can take effect quickly. Prior to the development of lithium and the neuro-leptics, ECT was the most effective treatment available for the rapid cycling of manic-depressive illnesses and was used quite often.[2] ECT is probably the safest and most effective treatment for major depression with psychotic features and is the treatment of choice for the client suffering concurrently from depression and heart disease, since tri-cyclic antidepressants may activate adrenergic mechanisms in the heart in addition to those in the brain and produce dangerous abnormalities in cardiac rhythm."
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