Relapse, Pharmacology and ECT
Dr. Sienaert discusses the roles of relapse and pharmacology in the treatment of electroconvulsive therapy. After the lecture is complete, there is an audience Question and Answer session answered by all five faculty members. In addition, there are many faculty discussions on various audience questions. The 60 minute lecture and discussion are included, along with the .PDF file of the slides from Dr. Sienaert's presentation.
Your Instructor
Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience
KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium
University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven
Department of Mood Disorders, and Department of ECT
Associate Editor, Journal of ECT
Chair of the European Forum for ECT (EFFECT)
Brief Professional Biography
After finishing studies of Medicine in 1993 and master in Family and Sexuality Sciences in 1994, at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he got his clinical training in psychiatry at the ‘Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum – KU Leuven’, campus Kortenberg’ and the department of psychiatry and gynecological psychosomatics at the University Hospitals in Leuven. He is a trained psychotherapist (Systemic and Family Therapy, Ericksonian and Solution-Focused Therapy, Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy).
From 1998 to 2010 he worked as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in private practice. From 2000 on he became head of the admissions ward for Mood Disorders and the department of Electroconvulsive Therapy at the University Psychiatric Center – KU Leuven, campus Kortenberg.
He is chairing the Section ECT of the Flemish Psychiatric Association, is co-founder and chair of the European Forum for Electroconvulsive Therapy, and associate editor of the Journal of ECT. He authored 60 peer reviewed scientific papers. He is author of ‘Manisch-depressief! Een gids voor patiënt, hulpverlener en betrokkene (Manic- depressive illness: a guide for patient and caregiver) (Lannoo, 2003 & 2011)’, ‘Elektroconvulsietherapie, aanbevelingen voor de praktijk (Electroconvulsive Therapy: recommendations for clinical practice) (Academia Press, 2006)’, and ‘Preventie van bipolaire stoornissen: capita selecta (Prevention of bipolar Disorder) (Kluwer, 2007)’.
His research focused on the technique of ECT (Ultrabrief Electroconvulsive Therapy: from Efficacy and Tolerability tot Patient Satisfaction. Doctoral Thesis. Leuven: Catholic University of Leuven; 2009).
He is Assistant Professor at the KU Leuven, faculty of medicine, and teaches psychopathology and adult psychiatry.