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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1968) 114: 989-996. doi: 10.1192/bjp.114.513.989
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A Comparison of Techniques in Electro-Convulsive Therapy

MAX VALENTINE M.D., D.P.M.1, K. M. G. KEDDIE M.B., D.P.M.2, and DAVID DUNNE M.B., D.P.M.3

1 Consultant Psychiatrist, Barrow and Glenside Hospitals, Bristol
2 Consultant Psychiatrist, Sunnyside Hospital, Montrose
3 Registrar, Ross Clinic, Aberdeen

In a controlled study of electro-convulsive therapy, a comparison was made between two types of stimulating current—a pulse current of very low power and a sinusoidal current approximating to the domestic type. Also compared were two types of electrode placement—unilateral on the non-dominant side, and bilateral.

Therapeutically, no considerable differences were noted between the groups, but post-shock confusion, malaise and memory disturbance were significantly reduced by use of the unilateral technique and by the use of pulse current. These two in combination produced almost complete freedom from side-effects. Study is continuing on the stability of therapeutic results, and on selection of the most suitable cases for these forms of treatment.

Submitted on June 30, 1967




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