Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is effective treatment for managing depression symptoms. Learn about its procedure, risk and side effects.

When we don't understand how something works, we often fear it. That has been the case with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but new research may be shedding needed light.

Sylvie Sallquist has struggled with severe depression and anxiety since she was a child, and this is her latest attempt to find relief.

Hyderabad-based CCMB and AcSIR scientists have shown through mice studies that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) can reset the ...

Emory Decatur Hospital provides ECT, an unusually effective treatment for depression. But doctors say its past reputation keeps some patients and doctors wary.

If your depression doesn’t respond to treatment at first, you have other options. Learn more about therapies for treatment-resistant depression.

A comprehensive review in Brain Medicine examines how ECT session numbers impact treatment outcomes in depression. Researchers found early rapid improvement followed by diminishing returns ...

Cody Harris has suffered from severe depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder since he was seven years old. When effective treatment options seemed to be running out, ...

Jo Daley and her son Sean Hackett, who was successfully treated for catatonia with Electroconvulsive Therapy. When he was about 14-years-old, Sean Daley’s personality changed dramatically.

Moreover, ECT has shown superiority in certain aspects over pharmacotherapy, such as faster onset of action and efficacy in treatment-resistant depression.

For the twenty-one million American adults experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD) annually, this FDA-cleared treatment offers hope.

Individuals with moderate to less severe treatment-resistant depression may benefit from treatment with ketamine instead of electroconvulsive therapy, according to research from JAMA Network Open ...