DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr1Aa
SECTIONS: 1 | 2 | 8 | 23
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr1B
SECTIONS: 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr2a
SECTIONS: 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr3
SECTIONS: 8 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr4
SECTIONS: 8 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr5
SECTIONS: 6 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 50
43. SHOCK TREATMENT

43a. Description

An electric current is passed through the patient’s brain, producing a grand mal seizure. This is commonly repeated several times a week for two or three weeks.

43b. Range of Use

Usually administered in a hospital setting. Considered safer than medications for the elderly, pregnant women, or patients who are also physically sick. It may be used with patients who are resistant to medication

Primary side effect is temporary loss of memory.