Assertion: ect | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: for depressed patients
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: especially
type: MANNER
value: for these individuals
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for treating certain mental health problems
type: PURPOSE
value: in some cases
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Maintenance or continuation ECT (where further treatments are given after the acute course) is also important in some cases to maintain improvement and prevent relapse after an acute course of ECT (Kellner et al., 2006).
text: For these individuals, ECT is an important option.
text: While some experts say that ECT is an important and powerful tool for treating certain mental health problems, others argue that more research needs to be done to understand how it works, and whether it is truly effective compared with placebos.
text: It is an especially important option for depressed patients who are suicidal, he says, because the benefits are immediate.
text: Psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey, MD, says electroconvulsive therapy is an important treatment option for severely depressed patients who do not respond to other treatments.