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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Electroconvulsive therapy for depression did not lead to a clinically significant increased risk for serious ...

The safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due to historical misuse and cinematic portrayals such ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a ...

An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on patients, has revealed that while some patients experience ...

The Showtime drama "Yellowjackets" has repeatedly received praise for its portrayal of trauma, but a recent episode in particular has people buzzing. In it, we see that Simone Kessell's Lottie was so ...

Up to 80% of people with severe depression who receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) achieve remission. Despite this success rate, only 1% of people with severe depression undergo ECT, probably ...

An international survey of 286 relatives and friends of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) recipients found most reported no symptom improvement and diminished quality of life. Memory loss, often lasting ...

The medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are being exaggerated while the risks are being downplayed, suggest the findings of a survey on the type of information patients and their relatives ...

As I walked into the room adjacent to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suite, images of a strapped down, fully awake Jack Nicholson jolting flashed in my mind. Since watching unmodified ECT in “One ...

UCHealth recently opened the UCHealth Refractory Depression Clinic in Longmont. The clinic, led by psychologist Dr. Konoy Mandal, specializes in electroconvulsive therapy, formerly called electroshock ...

Electroconvulsive therapy can effectively treat depression, and is as safe as antidepressant drugs along with psychotherapy, a new analysis found. By Nicholas Bakalar Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT ...