Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can help stabilize mood shifts and relieve depressive or manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition that ...

Electroshock therapy, also known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment for severe major depression, bipolar depression, and other mental health conditions. Psychiatrists may recommend ECT ...

Around 2,500 people in England receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) every year. This is a last resort treatment, used to help alleviate severe depression in people who have failed to respond to ...

The most prominent barriers to expanding an existing ECT service were lack of physical space, stigma on the part of patients, and transportation difficulties. The most prominent barriers to initiating ...

I have previously discussed the responses of patients to our international survey on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in relation to efficacy, 1 memory loss, 2 other adverse effects, 3 information ...

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 ...

Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, recently revealed that she had undergone nine rounds of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat severe depression. In the interview, Jackson said that although she ...