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 back in a bed on the ...
The safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due to historical misuse and cinematic portrayals such ...
Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...
Share on Pinterest A new study found that ketamine infusion is comparable to electroconvulsive therapy in treating major depressive disorder. Aitor Diago/Getty Images Major depression is a severe ...
ECT response–guided sequential strategy. This strategy comprises two phases. In the initial phase, the goal is to exploit the advantage of ECT in rapidly inducing mood improvement and then to ...
The safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due to historical misuse and cinematic portrayals such ...
Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...