Electric eels and fish were used by people in ancient times to treat headaches and mental illness. The practice came back in 1937 when Ugo Cerletti (1877-1963) and Lucino Bini (b. 1908) treated ...

Sylvie Sallquist has struggled with severe depression and anxiety since ... ECT - or electroconvulsive therapy - sends electric currents through the brain, essentially rewiring to better control ...