Schizophrenia is treated in a variety of ways. The main ones are drug therapy and psychotherapeutic sessions. In severe cases, when nothing helps the patient, insulin injections are prescribed and the patient is put into a state of hypoglycemic coma. ECT for schizophrenia is prescribed infrequently, but only as a radical way to combat the disease. Consider the features of this procedure — indications, contraindications, pros, cons, stages of implementation, and complications.
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