An international survey of 1144 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients and relatives has found that the causes of the ...

Dr. McDonald answers the question: 'What Is Electroconvulsive/Shock Therapy?' — -- Question: What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and how does it work? Answer: Electroconvulsive therapy is a ...

Mental health services force electroshock, rarely asking about causes like childhood adversities and recent stressors; few ...

The treatment has improved significantly over the years, explains psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Lisanby Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

Against a backdrop of childhood abuse, Wanda Rupp built a happy life — with the love of a husband, her two children and a satisfying career — until one day darkness came over her and brought ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...

One early morning in April 1938, a team of Italian medical researchers readied themselves to do one of the most controversial things that medicine had ever seen. Tucked away on the first floor of a ...