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The 22 pages that link to Electroconvulsive therapy, each with the reason it gives.

• DepressionRelated: It can treat severe depression, especially when other treatments have not worked.

• Major depressive disorderRelated: It can be considered for severe depression, urgent situations, or symptoms resistant to other treatments.

• Bipolar disorderRelated: It can be considered for severe or urgent episodes when other treatments are unsuitable or ineffective.

• AntidepressantCompared with: ECT is a distinct treatment option for severe or treatment-resistant depression.

• Neuroleptic malignant syndromeRelated: It can be considered in severe, persistent cases or when an underlying psychiatric illness also requires treatment.

• AmnesiaRelated: It can cause temporary memory problems, especially for events near treatment.

• Transcranial magnetic stimulationCompared with: Both can treat severe depression, but ECT induces a seizure and requires anesthesia.

• Anterograde amnesiaRelated: Treatment can cause temporary difficulty forming memories around the treatment period.

• Psychiatric medicationCompared with: It can treat severe psychiatric illness when medication is ineffective, unsuitable, or too slow.

• PsychopharmacologyCompared with: It is a non-drug biological treatment used when rapid or substantial improvement is needed.

• Treatment-resistant depressionRelated: It is an established option for severe or persistent depression, particularly when a rapid response matters.

• CatatoniaRelated: It is an established treatment when catatonia is severe or does not respond adequately to medication.

• The Bell JarRelated: Esther undergoes this treatment, which the novel portrays as frightening before later care improves.

• Major depressive episodeRelated: It can be considered for severe, urgent, or treatment-resistant episodes.

• Mood disorderRelated: It can rapidly treat severe or treatment-resistant depressive episodes.

• NeuromodulationRelated: Its therapeutic effects involve broad changes in neural signaling and circuit function.

• Bipolar I disorderRelated: It can be considered for severe or treatment-resistant mood episodes.

• ChlorpromazineCompared with: It is a non-drug option for selected severe psychiatric episodes, including some cases resistant to medication.

• Psychiatric hospitalRelated: Hospitals may provide it for severe conditions when rapid treatment or other interventions are needed.

• LobotomyCompared with: Unlike lobotomy, it does not intentionally sever brain connections and can be repeated.

• CatalepsyRelated: It is an established treatment option for severe or persistent catatonia.

• Robert M. PirsigRelated: Pirsig received this treatment during psychiatric hospitalization, which he later discussed in his work.