A Professor of Psychiatry at University School of Medicine is describing changes that have occurred in the administration of electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT). Which of the following will be included in her discussion?
a) Anesthetics and muscle relaxants are now used.
b) Patients are placed on MAO inhibitors prior to receiving the ECT.
c) The amount of electricity used has been increased to create a more powerful and more effective seizure.
d) The number of treatments has been decreased because ECT appears
to be effective in just a few sessions.
a
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