Please find some links that may be useful for professionals and public related to the subjects of mental health and ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy).

SEAN Note: Disclaimer

These internet links are provided for your interest and information. These sites and their contents are not the responsibility or necessarily reflect the views of SEAN. The sites will open in a seperate window which you just close to return to the SEAN site.

ECT Specific Sites

• ECT On-Line (external website) - Part of the Psychiatry On-Line site
  A site produced by a consultant psychiatrist with plenty of useful information including an extensive list of internet links to sites specific for ECT, including pro- and anti ECT sites, references, and some information on audit and consent for professionals.
• The Journal of ECT (external website)
  Information on the contents of the latest Journals of ECT and information on subscribing.
• Mechanism (external website)
  An Abstract published online underlying the therapeutic effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on depression by Ishihara K, Sasa M Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan. Jpn J Pharmacol 1999 Jul; 80(3):185-9.
• National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (external website)
  The National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT) represents nurses and other professionals working in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) clinics in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. NALNECT is a non-profit making organisation.

General Mental Health Sites

• Royal College of Psychiatrists (external website)
  Includes information both for the professional and the public. Includes full text of some of their helpfull patient information leaflets on mental health issues. Included is a catalogue of their publications with ordering information. The College ECT Training pack can be purchased from the web site.
• The Framework for Mental Health in Scotland (external website)
• The Scottish Mental Health Research Network (external website)
• Mental Health Foundation (external website)

Support Group Sites

• Penumbra (external website)
  Supporting mental health in Scotland
• The Samaritans (external website)
• SAMH: Scottish Association for Mental Health (external website)
• Help for Depression (external website)
  Help for depression provides a very comprehensive explanation of the various approaches and treatments for depression as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones.

Substantial General Health Sites

• Scottish Health on the Web (external website)
  Designed to be the principal area for sites on Scottish Health Issues to collect. This site adopts the same layout and navigation to aid in useability for surfers. This site is where you are most likely to find the web site of your local hospital.
• Public Health Scotland - Improving Health (external link)
  Previously NHS Health Scotland
• Patient UK (external website)
  Symptom checker health information

Medical Reference sites

• Current Controlled Trials (external website)
  Site dedicated to promoting the exchange of information about controlled trials in all areas of healthcare
• ScHARR (external website)
  The School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield.