It is hoped that recent legal cases will encourage psychiatrists to think twice before administering ECT and ensure that ...

Jose Topete’s family says 23 electroshock treatments left him unable to recognize his wife and children, remember the life he ...

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For Clayton Lively, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, has been a lifesaver. "ECT was like a last resort to treat mania and psychosis for bipolar disorder," said the 31-year-old financial firm ...

To the surprise of many people, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still used. In England, about 2,500 people every year undergo the procedure, which involves about ten electric shocks under general ...

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Dolores Orrico watched her psychiatrist flip a switch and turn a knob. She stared hard as adjustments were made to the machine that’d soon send her into a seizure. She was lying in a bed on the second ...