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I think, when it comes to psychiatry, that a lot of people are overmedicated. I think when it comes to ECT a lot of people go through too much. I think there's a lot of guesswork in psychiatry.
Andy Behrman

Meaning of "ECT" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES ECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ECT in the English dictionary

The definition of ECT in the dictionary is electroconvulsive therapy.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECT

ECOWAS
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ecphonesis
ecphractic
ECR
ecritoire
ecru
ECS
ECSC

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECT

ICT
UCT

Synonyms and antonyms of ECT in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ECT» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECT

Find out the translation of ECT to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ECT from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ECT» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ECT
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ECT
570 millions of speakers

English

ECT
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ईसीटी
380 millions of speakers
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ECT
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ЭСТ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ECT
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ECT
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ECT
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ECT
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ECT
180 millions of speakers

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ECT
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ECT
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ECT
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ECT
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈசீடீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ECT
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ECT
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ECT
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ECT
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ЕСТ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ECT
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ECT
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ECT
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ECT
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ECT
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ECT

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECT»

The term «ECT» is very widely used and occupies the 13.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ECT

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QUOTES WITH «ECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ECT.
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Andy Behrman
I think, when it comes to psychiatry, that a lot of people are overmedicated. I think when it comes to ECT a lot of people go through too much. I think there's a lot of guesswork in psychiatry.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECT»

Discover the use of ECT in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ECT and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Will I Ever Be the Same Again? Transforming the Face of Ect ...
In addition, the success rate of ECT, according to the American Psychiatric Association, is 80 percent. This is considerably higher than 45 to 50 percent success rate of most anti-depressants.
Carol Kivler, 2013
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Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry: ECT, DBS, TMS and Other ...
An authoritative, concise, how-to guide to the various brain stimulation treatments used in psychiatry.
Charles H. Kellner, 2012
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
The classic text on the subject, written by a renowned researcher and physician, Electroconvulsive Therapy is an excellent resource for patients, their families, and mental health professionals.
Max Fink MD Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2008
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Church Abuse, Drugs and E.C.T.
DescriptionThis autobiography is simple and touching and generous and the reader is left in disbelief at what Rosaleen has suffered at the hands of those who should have looked after her; family, church, hospital, state.
Rosaleen O'Brien, Dr, 2011
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The ECT Handbook: The Third Report of the Royal College of ...
The Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee of ECT Allan I. F. Scott. ECT. v. pharmacotherapy. In 18 randomised controlled trials with a total of 1144 patients, ECT was compared with antidepressant medication in ...
Allan I. F. Scott, 2005
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Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You to Know about ...
The book documents the struggles of these former patients and their allies who have worked for over thirty years to inform others about the dangers of ECT, and includes vivid firsthand accounts of its permanent adverse effects on memory and ...
Linda Andre, 2009
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Interlaminar Mode III Fracture ECT Method -- Testing and ...
A modified two-point ECT test fixture was developed to allow testing of specimens with a range of dimensions. This development enabled experimental verification of the results from the FEA overhang series.
Grant Browning, 2009
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric ...
2001). Unfortunately, evidence shows that medication resistance during the index episode diminishes the likelihood of a sustained prophylactic effect ( Sackeim et al. 1990). Maintenance pharmaco therapy following ECT treatment of mania or ...
Dan German Blazer, David C. Steffens, 2009
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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the ...
There is limited evidence for ECT as a treatment for particular cases of delirium due to specific etiologies. MEDLINE literature searches identified two case reports of ECT use for the delirium that is a component of neuroleptic malignant ...
American Psychiatric Association, 2006
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Renal Cancer: ECT
Intraoperative Neurophysiology contains100+ cases with audio narration teaching users the how-to's of intraoperative neurophysiology, from set-up to interpretation and troubleshooting.
Walter M. Stadler, MD, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ECT is used in the context of the following news items.
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ECT culture of secrecy alleged
THE July meeting of Eastland Community Trust gives me cause for alarm. Within 10 minutes the trustees were, as usual, hell-bent on excluding ... «Gisborne Herald, Jul 15»
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Ghostbusters Hop Into Ecto-1 In New Set Videos; First Look At Ecto-2
First footage of all four Ghostbusters together for the first time and set photos give us our first look at Ecto-2!!! For this film, the Ghostbusters are ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
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Athlete of the Week: Lexie Rose - July 8th
Creighton Cochran of Bike's Ect. and my coach Jason Rodgers and Pop-A-Wheelie and the Cargill BMX Track and all the volunteers." ... «KSLA-TV, Jul 15»
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Marysville wins grants for trail, golf course
ECT will be presenting its proposals for the city park to the City Council in September. The city also won a $241,000 state Department of ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
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Retiring, but not done yet: David Lawrence nurse, 92, still wants to …
“Alverna was doing this before Thorazine existed, before ECT (electro-convulsive therapy). She started in the '40s. What were your treatment ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
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NRECA Seeks Clearer Bat Rule for Right-of-Way Work
By Cathy Cash | ECT Staff Writer Published: July 9th, 2015. NRECA is offering ways the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service can improve an interim special rule to protect ... «Electric Co-op Today, Jul 15»
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How I escaped my family's anxiety trap
... rounds of Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT). While, sometimes, I still feel anxiety creeping up on me in a way which threatens to overwhelm, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Martellus Bennett wonders if Russell Wilson has God's direct line
Why is God subject to human emotions like anger, hate, rage, envy, ect? Why does God “talk” to ppl on the down low? Why not just appear to ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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Women, ECT, and Memory
As signaled in the title above, this article is about women, ECT, and memory. Despite the fact that the memory loss caused by ECT is greatly ... «Mad In America, Jul 15»
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Monday's Pre-Market Insights: ECA Marcellus Trust I (ECT
ECA Marcellus Trust I (ECT) from the USA finished sub average at the end of the week with a 7-day performance of -6.71% ending the day at ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»

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