RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Electroconvulsive therapy: What the internist needs to know JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 679 OP 685 VO 74 IS 9 A1 Mayur Pandya A1 Leopoldo Pozuelo A1 Donald Malone YR 2007 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/9/679.abstract AB 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.