Shanthi Sarma
Biographic Data
| ID | 7962074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shanthi Sarma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shanthi |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarma |
| SIGNATURE | SARMA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gold Coast Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0113-7415 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Consumer Perspectives on a Consumer-led Short-stay Crisis Stabilisation Unit (CSU) as an Alternative to Emergency Departments for the Treatment of Acute Mental Health Crises
A significant and growing number of people present to hospital emergency departments (EDs) with mental health crises (distress, agitation, behavioural disturbance, suicidal ideation, etc.). However, EDs are crowded, noisy, and busy places, and they are not always the most appropriate environments for management of a mental health crisis. There is increasing interest in the use of therapeutic environments for people experiencing an acute mental he…
Ketamine as an alternative to ECT in catatonia in elderly women with bipolar disorder
The following paper described two cases of patients with catatonic depression in bipolar disorder (BD) referred to our electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service. Both were deemed not medically fit for ECT, and were, instead, treated with intravenous (IV) ketamine. Both responded with a resolution of symptoms, returning to baseline level of functioning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, given the risks associated with providing ECT (an aerosol generatin…
ECT should never stop”
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment option for severe, treatment-resistant, and life-threating psychiatric illness. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted ECT services. Services across North America, Europe, and Australia have reported decreased ECT delivery, and changes in the ways ECT is delivered. This study aimed to identify the impacts of COVID-19 on ECT services globally by exploring clinicians' experiences …
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ECT should never stop”
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment option for severe, treatment-resistant, and life-threating psychiatric illness. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted ECT services. Services across North America, Europe, and Australia have reported decreased ECT delivery, and changes in the ways ECT is delivered. This study aimed to identify the impacts of COVID-19 on ECT services globally by exploring clinicians' experiences …
Ketamine as an alternative to ECT in catatonia in elderly women with bipolar disorder
The following paper described two cases of patients with catatonic depression in bipolar disorder (BD) referred to our electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service. Both were deemed not medically fit for ECT, and were, instead, treated with intravenous (IV) ketamine. Both responded with a resolution of symptoms, returning to baseline level of functioning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, given the risks associated with providing ECT (an aerosol generatin…
Consumer Perspectives on a Consumer-led Short-stay Crisis Stabilisation Unit (CSU) as an Alternative to Emergency Departments for the Treatment of Acute Mental Health Crises
A significant and growing number of people present to hospital emergency departments (EDs) with mental health crises (distress, agitation, behavioural disturbance, suicidal ideation, etc.). However, EDs are crowded, noisy, and busy places, and they are not always the most appropriate environments for management of a mental health crisis. There is increasing interest in the use of therapeutic environments for people experiencing an acute mental he…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Electroconvulsive therapy (2 works) · Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming (2 works) · Bipolar disorder (1 works) · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (1 works)