TY - JOUR T1 - Electroconvulsive therapy: What the internist needs to know JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 679 LP - 685 VL - 74 IS - 9 AU - Mayur Pandya AU - Leopoldo Pozuelo AU - Donald Malone Y1 - 2007/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/9/679.abstract N2 - Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is widely used to treat a number of psychiatric disorders, many physicians are still unfamiliar with the procedure, its indications, and its contraindications. This article is an internist’s guide to ECT, with particular focus on how commonly prescribed medications and medical conditions affect ECT. ER -