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

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

You've probably heard the term "shock treatment" used to describe electroconvulsive therapy or ECT. Psychiatrists don't like the term because of the stigma surrounding it, which they say prevents the ...

ECT can seem like something out of science fiction, but it actually has decades of studies to show how effective it can be in reducing depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common mental ...

For patients with psychotic depression, response to treatment, remission rates, and cognitive improvement are better following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) than for patients with nonpsychotic ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of severe mental illness in adolescents is safe, effective, and robust, new research suggests. A 20-year retrospective study by ...

If you have schizophrenia, your psychiatrist or psychologist probably began your treatment with psychotherapy and medications. But sometimes, medications are not successful enough in controlling ...