Electro-convulsive therapy for those under 18 will be prohibited under amendments to the mental health Bill to be considered ...

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of ...

Women are twice as likely as men to be given electroconvulsive therapy. Our international survey shows they are less likely to benefit and more likely to suffer memory loss.

Electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for elderly patients suffering from depression. This treatment often produces better results than in younger patients and could reduce the ...

Researchers find that the radical new approach has a similar effect on the brain to the use of ketamine or electroconvulsive ...

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A once high-functioning paediatrician has revealed how a harrowing descent into mental illness, triggered by years of ...

A large international survey of 858 electroconvulsive therapy recipients found that women are twice as likely as men to receive ECT and experience more adverse effects.

An international survey has found that women are twice as likely as men to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and are also more likely to experience long-term memory loss and other adverse ...

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of side effects than previously acknowledged, challenging long-held claims about ...

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of side effects than ...