Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure to treat treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. During the treatment, our specialists will place an electromagnetic coil against your ...
Inducing seizures can reset the brain in cases of severe depression, but the cost to memory has always been high. A large-scale trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health ...
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 ...
After more than 15 years of researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and a decade of participating in and moderating a private, international support group explicitly created for ECT recipients, ...
Introduction Postictal agitation (PIA) is a common adverse effect following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Current pharmacological treatments for PIA have undesirable side effects, and interventions ...
Dolores Orrico watched her psychiatrist flip a switch and turn a knob. She stared hard as adjustments were made to the machine that’d soon send her into a seizure. She was lying in a bed on the second ...
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 ...
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 ...
An international survey of ECT recipients found that over half felt they weren't given adequate information about the treatment beforehand. Many patients remember being told that ECT was safe and that ...
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