Articles on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy
(ECT)?
Most of us have heard of the term ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy,
via TV shows or perhaps through the classic movie one flew over the
Cuckoo's nest. However unless you or a family member have undergone
ECT, it is likely that most people know very little about this dramatic
and controversial treatment... (Read
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More on Electroconvulsive Therapy
(ECT)
In our last article on this topic, we looked at the reasons why ECT
is used rather than conventional antidepressant medications only. Principally
utilized as a last port of call when other medication and modalities
have repeatedly failed, ECT is still mired in controversy... (Read
more)