An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive ...

How Electroconvulsive Therapy Saves Lives Electroconvulsive therapy is often portrayed as a barbaric, brain-destroying practice. But many physicians and patients say it’s the “gold standard” for ...

What Is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)? Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the safest and most effective treatments available for depression and bipolar disorder. Electrodes are placed on your ...

Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

When asked open questions about the effects of electroconvulsive therapy, 51% reported negative effects only, 3% reported ...

An image of a patient undergoing electroconvulsive shock therapy at UW Medical Center – Northwest. (KOMO News) WASHINGTON STATE — Sylvie Sallquist has struggled with severe depression and anxiety ...

An effective treatment for severe depression, mood disorders and other mental illnesses still faces high rates of stigma and misunderstanding, despite moves to increase access to the therapy, the ...

Dolores Orrico watched her psychiatrist flip a switch and turn a knob. She stared hard as adjustments were made to the machine that’d soon send her into a seizure. She was lying in a bed on the second ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...