Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a more traditional yet still innovative approach for severe mental health conditions like ...

Researchers have found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), where an electric current is passed through the brain, can ...

Harris’ care team suggested Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), an outpatient medical procedure that treats mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and severe depression. Now, Harris finally feels ...

Fortunately, we were able to get an emergency court order to treat her with ECT. ECT and Neural Signaling ECT is most commonly used in severe cases of depression, especially when other treatments ...

ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient's brain to cause seizures to treat severe depression. A 2019 audit shows Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) gave ECT to 169 ...

In response to the study, the Royal College of Psychiatrists said ECT should not be suspended for "some forms of severe mental illness". Dr Rupert McShane, chair of the college's Committee on ECT ...

CCHR says the VA and DoD waste billions of dollars on treatments that contribute to high suicide rates, sudden deaths and ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can ...

This book presents the latest clinical guidelines on the prescription and practical administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and ...

According to the American Psychological Association, politics is increasingly recognized as a significant source of chronic stress.

Children were given electroconvulsive therapy and sedatives as punishment - and it wasn't limited to Lake Alice.