All of the Following Statements Are Accurate About Electroconvulsive Therapy

question 91

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are accurate about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) EXCEPT

• A) relief of symptoms can occur within a week or two with ECT.
• B) ECT treatment should be followed up with medication.
• C) short-term memory loss can be a side effect of treatment with ECT.
• D) psychotically depressed patients should be treated with ongoing medication, not ECT, even when response to those drugs is poor.

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