For nearly 30 years, he went through multiple medication adjustments, suicide attempts, and hospital stays. When effective treatment options seemed to be running out, Harris’ care team suggested ...

we decided we needed to take immediate action to get her treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the most effective treatment in a situation of severe depression, but difficult to get in the ...

How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for ...

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 differences ...

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 ...

Joan Bellingham suffered burns, memory loss and bouts of blindness. Her doctors called it treatment - but she calls it torture.

Data are presented as means with standard deviations (SD) or number (%) per group where appropriate, unless otherwise stated. BMI, body mass index; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; HAM-D24, Hamilton ...