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Title: What is the typical schedule for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
Post by: Ahmedempty on Jan 18, 2018
What is the typical schedule for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
 
  a. 3 treatments over 2 weeks
  b. 6 treatments over 2 months
  c. 8 treatments over several weeks
  d. 10 treatments over several weeks


Title: What is the typical schedule for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
Post by: Thank on Jan 18, 2018
ANS: D
ECT is done as a treatment for depression, mania, and schizoaffective disorders that have not responded to other treatments. The usual protocol is 10 treatments over several weeks.