ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Services
Centennial Peaks Hospital offers Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in both
an inpatient and an outpatient setting. ECT is a safe and effective treatment for certain psychiatric disorders. ECT is most commonly used to treat patients with severe depression. It is often the safest, fastest, and most effective treatment available for this illness. ECT is also sometimes used in the treatment of patients with manic illness and patients with schizophrenia.
Treatment for depression has improved remarkably over the past 25 years. The techniques of administering ECT have also improved considerably since its introduction. ECT is believed to correct biochemical abnormalities that underlie severe depressive illness. Before ECT begins, the patient’s medical condition is carefully assessed with a complete medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests, including blood tests and an electrocardiogram (ECG). We know that ECT works; 80% to 90% of depressed
individuals who receive treatment respond favorably,
making ECT the most effective treatment for severe depression.
ECT is given as a course of treatments. The number
of sessions needed to successfully treat severe depression ranges from
four to 20. The treatments are usually given three times per week
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Our Medical Staff:
Frank
Guerra, MD, DFAPA, FACA
Medical Director
ECT Services
Clinical Professor
of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology
University of
Colorado School of Medicine
Daniel Fisher, MD
Assistant
Medical Director of ECT
Medical
Director of Adult Services
Clinical
Instructor at the University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center
Honors
Graduate of University of Michigan
Medical School and Princeton
University
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Dr. Guerra and
Dr. Fisher work together to provide ECT consultation and treatment.
Please review the following article written by Dr.
Fisher and list of frequently asked questions regarding
ECT treatment.
Click here to read an article about ECT written by Daniel Fisher, M.D.
Click here to read a list of Frequently Asked Questions about ECT at Centennial Peaks Hospital.
If you have questions or are in need of further information,
please contact our ECT Department at (303) 666-2004.
Centennial Peaks Hospital will provide services without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or economic status.
