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Chii chinonzi Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)? Chinangwa, Maitiro & Mhedzisiro

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) inzira yekurapa inoshandisa magetsi anozvidzora zvakanaka kuti atange kubatwa pfupi muuropi hwako iwe uri pasi peanesthesia. Kurapa uku kwakagadziridzwa kwemakumi emakore uye zvino kunoonekwa seimwe yeanonyanya kubudirira kurapa kwekuora mwoyo kwakanyanya uye mamwe mamiriro ehutano hwepfungwa. Kunyange zvazvo pfungwa yacho inganzwa ichikunda pakutanga, ECT yemazuva ano yakachengeteka, inotariswa zvakanyanya, uye inogona kupa tariro kana mamwe marapirwo asina kushanda.

Chii chinonzi electroconvulsive therapy?

ECT ndiyo brain stimulation therapy inoshanda nekutumira zvidiki zvemagetsi kuburikidza neuropi hwako kuti zvikonzere kubatwa kunodzorwa. Kubatwa pachako kunongotora masekonzi anenge 30 kusvika ku60, asi zvinoita sekuti inogadzirisa mamwe makemikari muuropi anogona kubatsira nezviratidzo zvakakomba zveutano hwepfungwa. Iwe uchavata zvachose panguva yechirongwa, saka hauzonzwa chero kurwadziwa kana kuyeuka kurapwa pachako.

Kurapa uku kwakabva kure kubva mumazuva ayo ekutanga. ECT yemazuva ano inoshandisa zviyero zvemagetsi zvakarurama, anesthesia yepamberi, uye muscle relaxants kuti chiitiko chive nyore uye chakachengeteka sezvinobvira. Iyi nzira inoitwa muchipatara ine timu yakazara yezvokurapa iripo, kusanganisira anesthesiologist, psychiatrist, uye vanamukoti.

Nei electroconvulsive therapy ichiitwa?

ECT inowanzo kurudzirwa kana uine kuora mwoyo kwakanyanya kusingapinduri kune mamwe marapirwo semishonga kana kurapa. Inowanzo fungwa kana mamiriro ako achityisa hupenyu kana kana uchida kuvandudzwa nekukurumidza muzviratidzo zvako. Chiremba wako angakurudzira ECT kana wakaedza mishonga yakawanda yekurwisa kuora mwoyo pasina kubudirira, kana kana uri kusangana nezviratidzo zvakakomba zvakaita sepfungwa dzekuzviuraya, kusakwanisa kudya kana kunwa, kana kubviswa zvachose kubva mumabasa ezuva nezuva.

Kunze kwekuora mwoyo, ECT inogona kubatsirawo nezvimwe zvirwere zvakawanda zvepfungwa. Izvi zvinosanganisira bipolar disorder panguva yezviitiko zvakakomba zvemanic kana depressive, mamwe marudzi e schizophrenia, uye catatonia (mamiriro aunogona kusashanda kana kusapindura). Dzimwe nguva ECT inoshandiswa panguva yekuzvitakura apo mishonga inogona kuisa njodzi kumwana ari kukura.

Ndeipi nzira ye ECT?

Maitiro e ECT anowanzoitika mukamuri rekuita muchipatara kana muoperating suite. Iwe unosvika anenge awa imwe usati waita kurapwa kwako kwakarongeka kuti upedze kugadzirira usati waita. Mukoti anoongorora zviratidzo zvako zvakakosha, anotanga mutsetse we IV, uye anoona kuti wakasununguka uye wakagadzirira maitiro acho.

Maitiro acho asati atanga, timu yako yezvokurapa ichakupa general anesthesia kuburikidza ne IV yako, zvinoreva kuti uchavata zvachose mukati memasekondi. Vachakupawo mushonga wekuzorodza tsandanyama kudzivirira muviri wako kubva pakufamba panguva yekubata. Paunenge wakarara, chiremba wepfungwa anoisa ma electrodes madiki panzvimbo dzakatarwa dzeganda rako.

Kukurudzira kwemagetsi kunotora masekondi mashoma chete. Uropi hwako huchava nekubata pfupi, asi nekuda kwemushonga wekuzorodza tsandanyama, muviri wako hauzofambi zvakanyanya. Chikwata chekurapa chinotarisa basa rehuropi hwako, rhythm yemoyo, uye kufema panguva yese yekuita. Maitiro ese anowanzo tora anenge maminitsi gumi nemashanu kusvika makumi matatu kubva pakutanga kusvika kumagumo.

Mushure mekurapwa, ucha muke munzvimbo yekupora uko vakoti vachakutarisa kusvikira wakamuka zvizere. Vanhu vazhinji vanonzwa vachinetseka uye vanogona kuva nemusoro mudiki, zvakafanana nekumuka kubva kune chero maitiro ekurapa anosanganisira anesthesia. Iwe unowanzo kuva wakagadzirira kuenda kumba mukati meawa imwe kana maviri.

Maitiro ekugadzirira ECT yako?

Kugadzirira ECT kunosanganisira matanho akati wandei kuti uve nechokwadi chekuchengeteka kwako uye mhedzisiro yakanaka. Chiremba wako achatanga aongorore zvakadzama zvehutano, kusanganisira bvunzo dzeropa, electrocardiogram (ECG) kuti aongorore moyo wako, uye dzimwe nguva imaging yehuropi. Vachatarisawo mishonga yako yese iripo, sezvo imwe ingada kugadziriswa kana kumiswa kwenguva pfupi isati yatanga kurapwa.

Unofanirwa kutsanya kwemaawa angangoita 8 usati waita maitiro ako, izvo zvinoreva kuti hapana chikafu kana zvinwiwa mushure mepakati peusiku husati hwaitwa kurapwa kwako kwemangwanani. Izvi zvakakosha nekuti anesthesia inogona kuva nenjodzi kana uine chikafu mudumbu rako. Chikwata chako chekurapa chichakupa mirairo chaiyo yekuti utore kana kusvetuka mishonga mangwanani ekurapwa kwako.

Zvinobatsira kuronga kuti mumwe munhu akutyairire kumba mushure mechikamu chega chega, sezvo unogona kunzwa uchinetseka kana kuvhiringidzika kwemaawa mashoma. Unogonawo kuda kuronga nguva yekuzorora mushure mekurapwa kwako. Vanhu vazhinji vanowana zvichinyaradza kuunza shamwari yaunovimba nayo kana nhengo yemhuri kuchipatara kuti vatsigire, kunyangwe vachamirira munzvimbo yemhuri panguva yechokwadi.

Maitiro ekuverenga mhedzisiro yako yeECT?

Mhedzisiro yeECT haiyerwi kuburikidza nenhamba dzekuyedzwa dzechinyakare, asi kuburikidza nekugadzirisa zviratidzo zvako uye hutano hwepfungwa hwese. Chiremba wako wepfungwa achatevera kufambira mberi kwako achishandisa zviyero zvekuongorora kuora mwoyo uye hurukuro dzenguva dzose pamusoro pekuti unonzwa sei. Vanhu vazhinji vanotanga kuona kuvandudzwa mushure mekurapwa kwe2 kusvika ku4, kunyangwe nzira yakazara inowanzo sanganisira zvikamu 6 kusvika ku12 pamavhiki akati wandei.

Chiremba wako achatarisa shanduko dzakanaka dzakati wandei sezvo kurapwa kuchifambira mberi. Izvi zvinogona kusanganisira kuvandudzwa kwemafungiro, maitiro ekurara ari nani, kuwedzera chido, simba rakawanda, uye kufarira zvakare zviitiko zvawaifarira. Vachatarisawo chero mhedzisiro, kunyanya shanduko yekuyeuka, iyo inowanzoita yenguva pfupi asi yakakosha kutevera.

Kubudirira neECT kazhinji kunoyerwa nekuti unokwanisa sei kudzokera kumabasa ako ezuva nezuva uye hukama. Chikwata chako chekurapa chichashanda newe kuti chizive kana wapedza kuwana mhedzisiro yakanakisa uye kukubatsira kuchinja kune kurapwa kwekuchengetedza kana mamwe marapirwo ekuchengetedza zviratidzo zvako pasi pekutonga.

Nzira yekuchengetedza hutano hwako hwepfungwa mushure meECT?

Mushure mekupedza kosi yako yeECT, kuchengetedza hutano hwako hwepfungwa kunova kuyedza kwekubatana pakati pako nechikwata chako chehutano. Vanhu vazhinji vachada imwe nzira yekurapa inoramba ichiitika kudzivirira zviratidzo kubva pakudzoka. Izvi zvinogona kusanganisira zvikamu zveECT zvekuchengetedza mwedzi mishoma kana mwedzi, mishonga yekurwisa kuora mwoyo, kana zvikamu zvekurapa zvenguva dzose.

Tsika dzako dzezuva nezuva dzinoita basa rakakosha mukuchengetedza mabhenefiti eECT. Zvirongwa zvenguva dzose zvekurara, kurovedza muviri zvinyoro-nyoro, kudya zvine hutano, uye nzira dzekutarisira kushushikana zvinogona kubatsira kutsigira mamiriro ako epfungwa akavandudzwa. Vanhu vazhinji vanowana kuti mabasa akadai sekufamba, yoga, kana kufungisisa anovabatsira kunzwa vakadzikama uye vakasimba.

Kugara wakabatana netsigiro yako kwakakosha zvakaenzana. Izvi zvinosanganisira kuchengeta misangano yenguva dzose nepsychiatrist yako, kuchengetedza hukama nemhuri neshamwari, uye pamwe nekubatana nemapoka ekutsigira kwaunogona kubatana nevamwe vanonzwisisa ruzivo rwako. Rangarira kuti kupora inzira inoenderera mberi, uye zvakajairika kuva nemazuva akanaka uye mazuva akaoma.

Ndezvipi zvinhu zvine njodzi zvekuda ECT?

Zvimwe zvinhu zvinogona kuwedzera mukana wekuti ungada ECT senzira yekurapa. Chinhu chakanyanya kukosha chenjodzi ndeyekuva nekuora mwoyo kwakanyanya, kunodzivisa kurapwa kusingavandudzwa nemishonga yakawanda uye kuyedza kurapa. Kana wakaedza akati wandei antidepressants akasiyana pasina kubudirira, kana kana kuora mwoyo kwako kwave kuisa hupenyu panjodzi, ECT inova kurudziro inogoneka.

Zera rinogonawo kuva chinhu, kunyangwe zvisiri munzira yaungatarisira. ECT inowanzoonekwa seyakakodzera vanhu vakuru vakuru vasingakwanise kushandisa mishonga yepfungwa zvakanaka nekuda kwezvimwe zvirwere kana kusangana kwemishonga. Dzimwe nguva inokurudzirwawo kune vechidiki vane kushushikana kwakanyanya zvekuti kumirira mishonga kuti ishande kungave kune njodzi.

Zvimwe zvirwere zvinogona kuita kuti ECT ikurudzirwe zvakanyanya. Izvi zvinosanganisira kuva ne bipolar disorder ine zvikamu zvakanyanya, kusangana nekushushikana panguva yekuzvitakura apo mishonga inogona kukuvadza mwana, kana kuva nezvirwere zvinoita kuti mishonga yepfungwa ive nenjodzi. Uye zvakare, kana wakambobudirira ne ECT munguva yakapfuura, chiremba wako angakurudzira zvakare kana zviratidzo zvikadzoka.

Zviri nani kuva ne ECT here kana kuyedza dzimwe nzira dzekutanga?

ECT kazhinji haisi kurapwa kwekutanga, zvinoreva kuti vanachiremba vanowanzoedza dzimwe sarudzo kutanga kunze kwekunge uri mumamiriro ezvinhu anotyisa. Kune vanhu vazhinji, rwendo rwekurapa runotanga ne psychotherapy, mishonga, kana musanganiswa wezvose zviri zviviri. Kurapa uku hakupindi zvakanyanya uye kunogona kushanda zvakanyanya kune vanhu vazhinji vane kushushikana uye mamwe mamiriro ehutano hwepfungwa.

Zvisinei, ECT inova sarudzo iri nani kana dzimwe nzira dzekurapa dzisina kushanda kana kana uchida kuvandudzwa nekukurumidza. Kana uri kusangana nezviratidzo zvakanyanya sekusagona kudya, kunwa, kana kuzvichengeta iwe pachako, ECT inogona kupa zororo nekukurumidza kupfuura kumirira mavhiki kuti mishonga ishande. Inowanzo farirwawo kana uri panjodzi yekuzvikuvadza kana kuzviuraya.

Sarudzo yacho inonyatsoenderana nemamiriro ako chaiwo, nhoroondo yako yekurapa, uye maitiro ako kune dzimwe nzira dzekurapa. Vamwe vanhu vanonyatso farira ECT nekuti inoshanda nekukurumidza kupfuura mishonga uye haidi kutora mapiritsi ezuva nezuva. Psychiatrist wako achakubatsira kuyera mabhenefiti nenjodzi zvichibva pamamiriro ako ega uye zvinangwa zvekurapa.

Ndezvipi zvipingamupinyi zvinogona kuitika zve ECT?

Sezvinongoita chero nzira yekurapa, ECT inogona kuva nemigumisiro, kunyangwe matambudziko akakomba asingawanzoitika kana ichiitwa nezvikwata zvekurapa zvine ruzivo. Migumisiro inowanzoitika ndeyenguva pfupi uye inosanganisira kuvhiringika pakarepo mushure mekumuka, kurwadziwa nemusoro, kurwadziwa kwemhasuru, uye kusvotwa. Izvi zvinowanzoita zvakanaka mukati memaawa mashoma uye zvinogona kutarisirwa nekushandisa kurapwa kuri nyore.

Kuchinja kweyeuchidzo ndiyo mhedzisiro inonetesa vanhu vazhinji vachifunga nezve ECT. Unogona kusangana nekurasikirwa kweyeuchidzo panguva yekurapwa kwako, uye vamwe vanhu vanoona makomba muyeuchidzo yavo yezviitiko zvakaitika mavhiki kana mwedzi isati yatanga kurapwa. Mashoko akanaka ndeokuti nyaya dzakawanda dzeiyeuchidzo dzinovandudzika nekufamba kwenguva, uye ndangariro dzakakosha kwauri dzinowanzo dzoka.

Matambudziko akakomba haawanzoitiki asi anogona kusanganisira matambudziko emoyo, matambudziko ekufema, kana kuvhiringika kwenguva refu. Ichi ndicho chikonzero nei ECT ichigara ichiitwa muchipatara ine kuongororwa kwakazara kwekurapa uye midziyo yekukurumidzira iripo. Chikwata chako chekurapa chichaongorora hutano hwako hwese usati waraira ECT kuderedza njodzi idzi.

Kazhinji, vamwe vanhu vanogona kusangana nematambudziko ekuyeuka anogara kwenguva refu kana kuva nematambudziko ekuumba ndangariro itsva mushure mekurapwa. Chiremba wako achakurukura njodzi idzi newe zvakadzama uye achakubatsira kunzwisisa kuti dzinoenzaniswa sei nenjodzi dzekusiya mamiriro ako ehutano hwepfungwa asina kurapwa.

Ndingatarisana riini nachiremba nezve ECT?

Unofanira kukurukura ECT nachiremba wako kana uri kusangana nekushushikana kwakanyanya kusingavandudzwa nekumwe kurapwa. Izvi zvinogona kureva kuti wakaedza mishonga yakawanda yekurwisa kuora mwoyo pasina kubudirira, kana kuti wanga uri mukurapa kwemwedzi pasina kuvandudzwa kwakakosha. Kana zviratidzo zvako zvichikanganisa kugona kwako kushanda, kuchengetedza hukama, kana kutarisira zvinodiwa zvakaita sekudya nekurara, inguva yekutsvaga zvese zviripo zvekutsvaga kurapwa.

Kutariswa kwekurapa nekukurumidza kunodiwa kana uine pfungwa dzekuzvikuvadza kana kuzviuraya, kana usingakwanise kudya, kunwa, kana kuzvichengeta nekuda kwekuora mwoyo. Mamiriro aya anowanzoita kuti kupindira nekukurumidza, uye ECT inogona kupa zororo nekukurumidza kupfuura kumirira kuti dzimwe nzira dzekurapa dzishande. Usazeze kuenda kukamuri rekukurumidzira kana kufonera mutsetse wematambudziko kana uri mungozi yekukurumidza.

Unofanirawo kufunga nezvekukurukura ECT kana wakazvitakura uye uine kuora mwoyo kwakanyanya, sezvo mishonga yakawanda yepfungwa inogona kuisa njodzi kuvana vari kukura. Uyezve, kana uri mukuru uye uine dambudziko rekushivirira mishonga yepfungwa nekuda kwemigumisiro kana kusangana nemimwe mishonga, ECT inogona kuva imwe nzira yakachengeteka.

Pakupedzisira, kana wakambove neECT yakabudirira kare uye ukaona zviratidzo zvako zvichidzoka, usamirira kuti ubate chiremba wako. Kupindira kwekutanga kunowanzoita kuti kudzoka kwakazara kudzivirirwe uye kungareva kuti unoda kurapwa kushoma kuti udzoke kunzwa zvakanaka.

Mibvunzo inowanzo bvunzwa nezve ECT

Q.1 IECT yakachengeteka kuvashandi vakuru here?

Hongu, ECT inowanzoonekwa seyakachengeteka uye inoshanda kune varwere vakuru. Muchokwadi, vanhu vakuru dzimwe nguva vanopindura zviri nani kuECT kupfuura vechidiki, uye vanogona kusangana nemigumisiro mishoma kubva kuECT kana ichienzaniswa nemishonga yakawanda yepfungwa. Zera rega harina chipingamupinyi chekugamuchira ECT, uye vanhu vakawanda vari mumakore avo ekuma70, 80, uye kunyange 90 vakabudirira kurapwa.

Chikwata chekurapa chinotora hanya yakawanda pakurapa varwere vakuru, vachinyatso tarisa kushanda kwemoyo nemamwe mamiriro ehutano panguva yechirongwa. Kune varwere vakuru vane mamiriro ekurapa anoita kuti mishonga yepfungwa ive nenjodzi, ECT inowanzoita imwe nzira yakachengeteka ine kushamwaridzana kwemishonga mishoma uye migumisiro.

Q.2 ECT inokonzera kukuvadzwa kwehuropi zvachose here?

Aihwa, ECT haiiti kukuvadza huropi zvachose. Makumi emakore ekutsvagurudza akaratidza kuti ECT yakachengeteka uye haina kukuvadza chimiro kana kushanda kwehuropi. Kunyange vamwe vanhu vachisangana nekuchinja kwenguva pfupi kwekurangarira, izvi hazvina kufanana nekukuvadzwa kwehuropi uye zvinowanzoita nani nekufamba kwenguva. Maitiro emazuva ano eECT akagadzirirwa kuderedza chero mativi anokanganisa ekuziva panguva yekuwanzisa mabhenefiti ekurapa.

Zvidzidzo zvekuongorora huropi zvevanhu vakagamuchira ECT hazviratidzi humbowo hwekukuvadzwa kwechimiro kana shanduko dzisina kunaka kwenguva refu. Muchokwadi, kumwe kutsvagurudza kunoratidza kuti ECT inogona kubatsira kusimudzira kukura kwemasero matsva ehuropi uye kuvandudza kubatana kwehuropi munzvimbo dzakakanganiswa nekushushikana.

Mubvunzo 3. Ndingade kurapwa kwakawanda sei kweECT?

Vanhu vazhinji vanoda pakati pe6 kusvika 12 ECT kurapwa kuti vawane mhedzisiro yakanaka, kunyangwe izvi zvichigona kusiyana zvichienderana nekupindura kwako uye kuomarara kwemamiriro ako. Kurapwa kunowanzoitwa kaviri kana katatu pavhiki kwemavhiki akati wandei. Chiremba wako achanyatso tarisa kufambira mberi kwako uye anogona kugadzirisa chirongwa chekurapa zvichienderana nekuti uri kupindura sei.

Vamwe vanhu vanotanga kunzwa zviri nani mushure mekurapwa 2 kusvika 4 chete, nepo vamwe vachigona kuda kosi yakazara vasati vawana kuvandudzwa kukuru. Mushure mekupedza akateedzana ekutanga, vanhu vazhinji vanobatsirwa nemasisitimu eECT ekuchengetedza mwedzi mishoma kana mwedzi mishoma kuti vadzivise zviratidzo kubva pakudzoka.

Mubvunzo 4. Ndingarangarira maitiro eECT here?

Aihwa, hauzorangariri maitiro eECT pachayo nekuti uchave pasi peanesthesia yakajairika panguva yekurapa. Vanhu vazhinji havayeuki chero chinhu kubva pamaminitsi makumi matatu vasati vaitwa maitiro kusvika kumuka munzvimbo yekupora. Izvi zvakajairika uye zvinotarisirwa.

Ungava nekusanzwisisa kana kunzwa kuneta paunomuka, zvakafanana nekuti ungazonzwa sei mushure mekuvhiyiwa kupi nekupi kunosanganisira anesthesia. Kusanzwisisa uku kunowanzoenda mukati meawa rimwe kana maviri, uye iwe uchatariswa nevashandi vezvipatara kusvika waziva zvizere uye wagadzirira kuenda kumba.

Q.5 ECT inogona kuitwa pachishandiswa chekunze?

Hongu, ECT inowanzoitwa pachishandiswa chekunze, zvinoreva kuti unogona kuenda kumba zuva rimwe chetero. Vanhu vazhinji vanosvika kuchipatara kana nzvimbo yekurapa maawa mashoma vasati vaitwa uye vanokwanisa kuenda mukati meawa mashoma mushure mekurapa. Izvi zvinoita kuti ECT ive nyore kupfuura zvaive kare apo vanhu vaiwanzofanira kugara muchipatara.

Zvisinei, iwe uchada mumwe munhu kuti akutyairire kumba mushure mekurapa kwega kwega, sezvo unogona kunzwa uine hope kana kusanzwisisa kwemaawa akati wandei. Vamwe vanhu vanosarudza kutora zororo rezuva rese kubasa kana dzimwe nzira dzekuzorora nekupora, kunyangwe vazhinji vachikwanisa kudzokera kune zvakajairika mazuva anotevera.

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