SEAN Web Links
A growing collection of internet links that may be of use to professionals and public alike concentrating on ECT and Mental Health Issues.
If you have links that you would like to share please mail to links@sean.org.uk
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 - 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
Information on the contents of the latest Journals of ECT and information on subscribing.
- Electroshock
US Based professional site. Extensive in its nature including both patient and professional 'centers'. Some Q&As for patients look useful. More web links to for and anti ECT Sites. Some of the links were broken when we visited.
- Shocked at www.ect.org
An extensive site which primarly projects an anti-ect view.
- The Association for Convulsive Therapy (ACT)
“An international organization dedicated to promoting the safe, ethical and effective use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) through education and scientific research.”
- Mechanism
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.
- Mayo Clinic
Articles on ECT.
- Cochrane Review on schizophrenia
- Historical article of ECT in medicine
- USA National Mental Health Association
- A patients personal view of ECT
- Family Doctor.org handout on ECT
- Canadian Psychiatric Association position paper on ECT
- Dr. Kramer's Web site
Medical Director of Electroconvulsive Therapy (E.C.T.),
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
Los Angeles, USA - North West ECT Nurse Group
North West ECT Nurse Group - a site designed to give information about the Northwest ECT Nurse Group and its work. For nurses who work in ECT clinics and want to share and develop mental health nursing practice in this area.
General Mental Health Sites
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
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.
- Internet Mental Health
- Psychiatric Departments on the web
This is an extensive list of links and most connect properly.
- The Framework for Mental Health in Scotland
- Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
- The Scottish Mental Health Research Network
- Mental Health Foundation
Support Group Sites
- Penumbra
Supporting mental health in Scotland
- The Samaritans
- SAMH: Scottish Association for Mental Health
- Depression Alliance
Substantial General Health Sites
- Scottish Health on the Web
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.
- HEBS
Health Education Board Scotland, including a database of self help groups.
- NHSdirect
- Patient UK
Medical Reference sites
- Internet Grateful Med (RETIRED)
Free Medline and other medical references
- OMNI
Organising Medical Networked Information: The UK's gateway to high quality biomedical Internet
- Current Controlled Trials
Site dedicated to promoting the exchange of information about controlled trials in all areas of healthcare
- Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG)
- Glasgow Health Information GHI
Links to health information and databases and being compiled in Scotland has a local flavour
- Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health
- ScHARR
Evidence based medicine site
