Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MDMedically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Shock therapy, also called electroconvulsive therapy or ECT, is a treatment approach for mental health conditions.

Larry Tye, an author and former Boston Globe health reporter, is coauthor, with Kitty Dukakis, of “Shock: The Healing Power ...

KITTY Dukakis, the wife of 1988 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, has died aged 88. The activist and humanitarian died on ...

Sylvie Sallquist has struggled with severe depression and anxiety since she was a child, and this is her latest attempt to find relief.

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 ...

family-focused therapy brain stimulation techniques like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) lifestyle changes A well-rounded treatment plan can be expensive. Mental health care costs range from about ...

Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it.

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 ...

But this indirect method appeared slow and uneconomical. In the late 1930s and 1940s, electroconvulsive therapy took off, its popularity caused by the same factors that led to the acceptance of ...

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