Electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for elderly patients suffering from depression. This treatment ...

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Electroconvulsive Therapy, also known as ECT or shock therapy, will soon be available at Brentwood Hospital. Medical and technological advancements have modernized ECT, ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medically safe mental health intervention, according to a new study led by CAMH researcher Dr. Tyler Kaster as part of his doctoral studies at ICES and the ...

JOHNSTON – Bradley Hospital clinicians had pretty much exhausted all other treatment options when they decided to consider electroconvulsive therapy, commonly called ECT, for young Ava Cassino, who ...

After reading 3,000 Pulses Later in 48 hours, two questions pounded in my head. How does a psychiatrist determine whether TMS (trans-cranial magnetic stimulation) or ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) is ...

Miranda was struggling with debilitating depression and suicidal ideation after trying countless treatments and therapy prescribed by her doctor. The team of mental health experts at Huntsman Mental ...

Electroconvulsive therapy, which may be effective at lowering long-term risks of suicide and death among patients with certain mood disorders, may result in longer hospital stays and increased health ...

ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy was initiated at the New England Deaconess Hospital in August, 1953, since we believed that a need existed for such treatment in a general-hospital setting. The ...

A report published by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) also found that one in five of the services that administered ECT ...

Electroconvulsive therapy, which may be effective at lowering long-term risks of suicide and death among patients with certain mood disorders, may result in longer hospital stays and increased health ...