… Anesthesia for ECT was administered with intravenous methohexital 0.5–1 mg/kg, succinylcholine
0.5–1 mg/kg, and glycopyrrolate 0.1–0.2 mg. Seizures were induced with a Thymatron …

Early reports cautioned against the combination of lithium and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),
citing risk of excessive cognitive disturbance, prolonged apnea, and spontaneous …

… The mean propofol dose was 2.12 mg/kg in 1 trial 8 compared with 1.32 mg/kg in the
second trial. The mean dose of methohexital was 1.13 mg/kg in 1 trial 8 and 1.05mg/kg in the …

… Additionally, even though the side effects of ketamine at 0.5 mg/kg over 40 min are short-lived …
0.3 mg/kg per hour for 100 min, which comes to a total dose of 0.5 mg/kg but administered …

The gold standard for the establishment of therapeutic efficacy is the randomized placebo-controlled
trial. In the case of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), there is an older literature of a …

There are a few large studies of the morbidity and mortality of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
To add data to this literature, we performed a retrospective review of all the patients who …

… are Terry Camp and Gary Gawel for their help in constructing the videotapes and collecUng
the primary data, respectively Requests for reprints should be sent to Keith G Rasmussen, Jr.…

… Further, we did not test the acute effects of ketamine at doses higher than 0.5 mg/kg.
Medication therapy other than ketamine could be adjusted at any time during the trial, thus raising …

Discussion The morbidity and mortality of depression are staggeringly clear. Yet, other than
atypical antipsychotic augmentation and transcranial magnetic stimulation programs, little …

Continuation and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are used to prevent relapse
of depression after a successful course of index ECT. Such a course of treatment is typically …