ECT can seem like something out of science fiction, but it actually has decades of studies to show how effective it can be in reducing depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common mental ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can help stabilize mood shifts and relieve depressive or manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition that ...

The safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due to historical misuse and cinematic portrayals such ...

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 ...

The safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due to historical misuse and cinematic portrayals such ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and subanesthetic intravenous ketamine are both currently used for treatment-resistant major depression, but the comparative effectiveness of the two treatments remains ...

At 36 years old, Cody Harris is starting a new life. Harris has suffered from severe depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder since he was seven years old. For nearly ...

Longer seizures during the first electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session was linked with a greater likelihood of remission in major depressive disorder, a population-based cohort study suggested. In ...

Brain stimulation therapies use electrical currents to alter the brain’s activity. They can treat conditions such as major depression and substance misuse disorder. However, side effects such as ...

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 ...