Effectiveness of electroshock therapy for schizophrenia

The effect of electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia is still very obvious. The full name of electroconvulsive therapy is electroconvulsive therapy, which is a treatment method that uses a brief, moderate amount of electrical current to stimulate the brain, causing loss of consciousness, extensive cortical EEG and generalized convulsions to control psychotic symptoms. At present, this kind of electroconvulsive treatment without convulsions is mostly used, which means that intravenous anesthetics and muscle relaxants are added before the electroconvulsive treatment, so that the patient’s convulsions are significantly reduced and there is no such fear. The indications are mainly those patients with schizophrenia who are extremely excited and agitated and impulsive and hurtful. Or such catatonic malaise, refusal to eat, and also those patients in whom psychiatric medication is ineffective or intolerant to medication. The usual treatment is 6-12 sessions.