At a time when many US hospitals are opting out of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), results of a new study may provide a strong incentive to offer it. The findings suggest that broader availability of ...

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, ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris and Annalaura both grew up in the Midwest — he in the "middle of nowhere" Indiana and she in Michigan. They met, married, and headed out west to Utah in 2009 to attend Brigham Young University ...

Elyse Hunt hit rock bottom last summer. She had pummeled deeply into an already serious depression, leaving her bedridden and contemplating suicide. And one point, the condition left her hospitalized.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The monotone voice of Google Maps instructs me as I drive along on my first solo trip in months. She guides me to my apartment, where I've lived for years, because I'm not sure I remember how to get ...