| Discipline | Psychiatry, electroconvulsive therapy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Randall Espinoza |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Convulsive Therapy [1] |
| History | 1985 [2] –present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 1.8 [3] | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. ECT |
| NLM | J ECT |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | JOUEFA |
| ISSN | 1095-0680 (print) 1533-4112 (web) |
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The Journal of ECT is an academic journal focused on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and related fields. [a] The journal was founded as Convulsive Therapy in 1985, and Max Fink was the founding editor. [1] After Fink stepped down in 1994, Charles Kellner assumed the role. In 2004, Vaughn McCall became editor. [6] The fourth editor-in-chief, Randall Espinoza, was named in 2023. [7] The journal aims to be "a major force in reducing stigma" against ECT. [6] It is published on behalf of the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation. [4]