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 ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can help stabilize mood shifts and relieve depressive or manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and subanesthetic intravenous ketamine are both currently used for treatment-resistant major depression, but the comparative effectiveness of the two treatments remains ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental health conditions, including schizophrenia. Though it’s more commonly used to treat major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, ECT ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has coloured perceptions of electroconvulsive therapy, but the modern reality is different The public perception of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is rooted in ...

I know from experience about its often miraculous effects on depression, and its downsides. Both must be clearly set out Recently I spoke with someone who had, in the past, been given a large number ...

ECT is the most rapid and effective treatment for depression but it’s still plagued with stigma. Irina Souiki Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has come a long way since earlier, darker days when it was ...