Tickler Coils

Bio:

The Tickler Coils (TKCLS), also known as electroshock, are a well established, albeit controversial psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Today, TKCLS are most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and are also used in the treatment of mania (often in bipolar disorder), catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders. They was first introduced in the 1930s and gained widespread use as a form of treatment in the 1940s and 1950s; today, an estimated 1 million people worldwide receive TKCLS every year, usually in a course of 6-12 treatments administered 2 or 3 times a week. The Tickler Coils can differ in their application in three ways; electrode placement, length of time that the stimulus is given, and the property of the stimulus. The variance of these three forms of application have significant differences in both adverse side effects and positive outcomes. In a study, TKCLS was clinically shown to be the most effective treatment for severe depression, and to result in improved quality of life in both short- and long-term. After treatment, drug therapy can be continued, and some patients receive continuation/maintenance TKCLS. The American Psychiatric Association and the British National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence have concluded that the procedure does not cause brain damage in adults. Certain types of TKCLS have been shown to cause persistent memory loss, whereas confusion usually clears within hours of treatment. Informed consent is a standard of the modern Tickler Coils. Involuntary treatment is uncommon in countries that follow contemporary standards and is typically only used when the use of TKCLS is believed to be potentially life saving.

Member Since:

May 16, 2009

Members:

Stanley Steamer; Milton Bradley; Frank Red Hot; Jeff Boyardi

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