Abnormality 2 Flashcards
states that 60-70% of ECT patients improve after treatment
Comer (2002)
found that 84% of patients relapsed within six months of having ECT
Sackheim(2001)
46 patients with major depression were randomly allocated toe tither ECT or a control condition (exposure to powerful magnetic fields, which are also believed to benifit depressed patients) Depression was assessed immediadetly after one month and after 6 months.
Findings- 59% of the ECT patients went into remission, experiencing no symptoms immediately after treatment and at a one month follow up. Only 17% of the control group experienced similar remission0
- at a 6 month follow up most patients were suffering major depression again
Eranti (2007)
Rewiewed patient surveys and onyl around half of ECT patients believed they were given enough information before their treatment
Rose (2005)
ANNA O ,- when looking after father became bedridden experienced deafness, dissociation (2 personalities), prose pagnasia (inability to recognize faces) ______ NOTED WHEN ALLOWED TO SPEAK FREELY SHE SPOKE TO EVENTS PRIOR TO ILLNESS- made an association between deafness + embarrassing childhood experience (brother caught her listening at her parents door as they had sex) ►soon as Anna recalled incident, deafness went away ◄
Freud and Breuer (1896)
DOES IT WORK? published figured which suggested psychoanalysis is a waste of time and money
Eysenk
More recent review showed that following psychoanalysis, patents are better off than 80% of untreated patients
Lambert and Bergin (1994)
Review 24 studies into the effectiveness of psychoanalysis and found 23 of those studies suggested psychoanalysis was as effectivr as the other standard therapies
Leichsenring and Leibing (2007)
Has criticised the therapeutic relationship in psychoanaylsis as one where all the power lied with the analyst. The therapist may abuse their power. The client is expected to accept the view of themselves as prescribed by the analyst.
Masson (ethical issue 1988)
