Section: Module 3: Lesson 3: Brain Stimulation Therapies | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students | NextGenU.org

  • This lesson provides the learner with resources to recognize and refer patients for an ECT or further evaluation to treat psychiatric disorders via alternative brain stimulation therapies that are approved and accepted for general use.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Electroconvulsive Therapy URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the headings from "Continuing Education Activity" until "Enhancing Healthcare Team Outcomes". (17 minutes)

      STATPearls - 2021

    • url icon
      Cost-Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy/Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression in The United States URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under the headings "Efficacy of ECT" and "Cost and Utility Effects of ECT" (3 minutes)

      JAMA Psychiatry - 2018

    • url icon
      Brain Stimulation Therapies URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under the headings "Overview" and then "Vagus Nerve Stimulation" until "DBS Side Effects"  (14 minutes)

      National Institute of Mental Health - 2016

    • Recommended Additional Readings
    • url icon
      Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire article. (16 minutes)

      The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - 2019

    • url icon
      Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire article. (8 minutes)

      MayoClinic - 2020