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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the effective and life-saving treatment modality used in psychiatry for a long time because it responds more rapidly than pharmacological treatment. ECT is used safely in treatment-resistant depression, and in psychiatric disorders such as mania,
Clinical studies have shown that adding selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants to antipsychotics can improve negative symptoms of schizophrenia in patients unresponsive to antipsychotics alone . The effect of SSRI augmentation on cognitive impairments of the illness which do
Motility disorders are common in childhood and can present with a variety of symptoms including recurrent vomiting, abdominal pain and distension. They are often the reason for multiple medical visits and can be associated with significantly impaired quality of life in severe cases. There are a
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Proper pain relief is a major concern of patients worldwide. Pain concerns the surgical team as well, because of its correlation with clinical outcomes and patients' satisfaction rate. Studies have shown that negative clinical outcome with regard to pain control includes decreases in
The occurrence of morbid obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States. Laparoscopic gastric bypass is an effective means of safely facilitating patient weight loss and thereby drastically reducing the prevalence and severity of many future health complications [1]. However, managing
Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a common and extremely disabling pain syndrome with a recent estimated point prevalence of 2.98% of the general population1 Other studies estimate a prevalence of 4.1% and 4.7% with a higher prevalence in women of 9%.2,3 The condition is disabling and is a major cause
The anticonvulsants carbamazepine (CBZ) and valproate (VPA) have efficacy in the treatment of mood disorders, suggesting that other anticonvulsants with related mechanisms of action may have similar utility. Additional treatments are sorely needed because many patients with recurrent affective