Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a ...
ECT can seem like something out of science fiction, but it actually has decades of studies to show how effective it can be in reducing depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common mental ...
In a survey of 216 relatives and 70 friends of ECT recipients from 22 countries, most found ECT ineffective and most reported ...
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 ...
In my first blog, I reported on my early personal encounters with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and on a review of the ECT research literature that I had just published, with Professor Irving ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) International, a mental health industry watchdog, strongly rejects a recent joint statement ...
April 26, 2022 (Toronto) – Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was associated with a 50 per cent reduction in risk for suicide among patients with depression in the year after their hospitalizations, ...
An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of ...
A clinical trial found magnetic seizure therapy (MST) matches electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression while ...