Documented effects include massive permanent memory loss and personality change—effects the psychiatric industry is ...

This information is about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment for severe symptoms of depression, mania, and catatonia. It is for people affected by mental illness in England who are 18 or ...

Dr Read describes previous research justifying the use of ECT as 'the lowest quality of any I have seen in my 40-year career' The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should ...

A shift in personality for a 14-year-old with autism led his family on a multi-year journey to find out what had happened to ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe, effective treatment for certain mental health disorders. Most often, we use ECT to treat depression that hasn’t improved with other therapies, known as ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment used for depression and other mental health conditions. When other, more common forms of mental health treatment — such as medications or psychotherapy — ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a longstanding treatment for various mental disorders, including depression. During the procedure, a small amount of electric current is delivered to the patient’s ...

Seizure threshold increases with age and the frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Therefore, therapeutic seizures can be difficult to induce, even at maximum stimulus charge with available ...

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 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was established more than 30 years ago. We are a consultation service. We currently provide ECT for our ...