[Problems of electroconvulsive treatment in advanced age--its possible applications and necessities, indications criteria, method and effectiveness].

After a critical discussion with antiquated and actual problems to the electroconvulsive therapy the problem-important peculiarities of progress and treatment of the psychosis in the higher age are exhibited. In search of satisfactoring solutions we used Dexamethazon as a supplemental premedication in the electroconvulsive therapy and by this way we found out a remarkable minimize of complications which allowed to put in more frequently the electroconvulsive therapy during the psychosis in the higher age. This leads to a general optimation of prognosis of the late psychical diseases. Beside the method itself the urgency of indications and exclusion of standards are described in the same way, also there are shown the few complications in comparison with the successes of therapy of 2010 electricalconvulsive therapies from 433 patients.