Depression Treatments
Drug-free Threapies
The experts at Vital Health have extensive working experience in conducting ECT treatments and in both the patient evaluation and referrals to a leading hospital conducting ECT weekly.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental health conditions.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can provide rapid, significant improvements in severe symptoms of several mental health conditions.
ECT Is Used To Treat The Following:
- Severe depression, particularly when accompanied by detachment from reality (psychosis), a desire to commit suicide or refusal to eat.
- Treatment-resistant depression, a severe depression that doesn't improve with medications or other treatments.
- Severe mania, a severe depression that doesn't improve with medications or other treatments.a state of intense euphoria, agitation or hyperactivity that occurs as part of bipolar disorder. Other signs of mania include impaired decision-making, impulsive or risky behavior, substance abuse, and psychosis.
- Catatonia, characterized by lack of movement, fast or strange movements, lack of speech, and other symptoms. It's associated with schizophrenia and certain other psychiatric disorders. In some cases, catatonia is caused by a medical illness.
- Agitation and aggression in people with dementia, which can be difficult to treat and negatively affect quality of life.
Counseling
Counseling is known by several different names, including talk therapy, psychotherapy, and therapy. It is a communication-based strategy for assessing, diagnosing, and treating emotional, cognitive, and behavioral issues.
Talk therapy is used to treat the majority of mental health disorders and can also be beneficial in other areas.
The advantages of talk therapy can be used to interpersonal problems, transitions or transitioning to new lifestyles, living with a physical disease, or any scenario in which a person is distressed.
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