Electroconvulsive therapy is often misunderstood—but it’s a safe, highly effective treatment for severe depression. Learn how ECT works, who it can help, and how experts support patients every step of ...

About a third of people reported brain damage after electroconvulsive therapy, with many suffering memory loss, study found ...

Magnetic seizure therapy appeared to beneficial for the treatment of major depressive disorder with fewer memory-related risks.

Used for more than 80 years in the treatment of severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains controversial. In a "head-to-head" article published online January 30 in the BMJ, experts ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) appears to be far more effective than algorithm-based drug therapy for treatment-resistant bipolar depression in what is believed to be the first randomized, controlled ...

However, the fear of losing memories or experiencing confusion often leads patients to steer clear of ECT, which uses an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed data from patients with treatment-resistant depression given ketamine or electroconvulsive ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Treatment with ketamine was noninferior to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depressive disorder, two meta-analyses showed, though it was inferior for patients hospitalized ...

Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment for ...

A clinical trial found magnetic seizure therapy (MST) matches electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression while ...

An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of ...