An international survey of 1144 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients and relatives has found that the causes of the ...
Most people receiving shock therapy for mental problems haven’t received any counseling. Only a third of electroconvulsive ...
A major international survey of people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has found that most patients are not asked ...
It is well established that the most common adverse effect of electroconvulsive therapy is memory loss. Our latest paper ...
June 23, 2010 (Boca Raton, Florida) — Adding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to clozapine is an effective treatment for patients with clozapine-resistant schizophrenia, researchers reported at the New ...
Dr. McDonald answers the question: 'Who Would Perform Shock Therapy On Me?' — -- Question: What does the procedure of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) involve and what kinds of doctors perform it?
A report published by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) also found that one in five of the services that administered ECT ...
The newly formed Stop ECT Coalition, representing hundreds of thousands of individuals, has launched a nationwide campaign ...
As the Oireachtas debates the Mental Health Bill, Gareth O'Callaghan weighs up expert opinion and patients' testimony, and ...
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 ...