Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) inhalation as an alternative to electroconvulsive therapy.
Medical Hypotheses May 1, 2010 Brian Milne
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used widely in the treatment of psychiatric conditions; however, its use is not without controversy with some recommending a moratorium on its clinical use. Complications and side effects of ECT include memory loss, injury, problems originating from sympathetic stimulation such as arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia and the risk of general anesthesia. Nitrous...