Memory and Cognitive Effects of ECT: informing and assessing patients

Harold Robertson $ Robin Pryor. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2006), vol. 12, 228-238.

http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/12/3/228.full.pdf

The Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Community Settings

Neuropsychopharmacology (2007) 32, 244-254.

http://www.breggin.com/ECT/2007NeuropscychopharmacologyonElectroShock.pdf

ECT.org

Website devoted to research and other information on electroconvulsive therapy treatment.

http://www.ect.org/

Psych Central: An Overview of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Basic information on ECT published on the Psych Central Web site. Scroll down for a list of further articles on the left-hand side of the page. Topics include informed consent, research findings, and risks/side effects.

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/an-overview-of-electroconvulsive-therapy-ect/

Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines

"The following guidelines are intended for use by provider hospitals/facilities (general and private) for the development, revision and review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practices.  These guidelines are designed to identify critical areas regarding ECT administration and are based on the American Psychiatric Association’s recommendations presented in the second edition of The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendations for Treatment, Training, and Privileging (2001)."

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/ect/guidelines.htm

NMHA: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Answers basic questions about ECT with resources for further information.

http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/treatment/electroconvulsive-therapy-ect