A Placer County man is sharing his personal story of recovery from severe suicidal depression. David Bartley found relief in ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MDMedically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Shock therapy, also called electroconvulsive therapy or ECT, is a treatment approach for mental health conditions.

Due to his alleged "medication non-compliance and psychosis," clinicians from Rochester, Minnesota's renowned Mayo Clinic were seeking a court order to administer electroconvulsive therapy (ECT ...

Like many psychiatric treatments, the mechanism of action for electric shock therapy — or electroconvulsive therapy — is not well understood. The therapy involves using controlled electrical ...

Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a ...

But this indirect method appeared slow and uneconomical. In the late 1930s and 1940s, electroconvulsive therapy took off, its popularity caused by the same factors that led to the acceptance of ...

In the fifth episode of The Deep End, volunteers describe what it’s like to live with the stigma of depression and the treatments they seek for it.

Considering taking supplements to treat electroconvulsive therapy ect augmentation? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of electroconvulsive therapy ect ...

New data has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is being disproportionately used to treat women with mental health issues, including severe depression. Thousands of women in England are ...

The purpose of these guidelines for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT Guidelines) is to standardize the delivery of electroconvulsive therapy services across British Columbia. There will be ...