Corrie star on dealing with depression Rise in non-consent shock treatment Is electroconvulsive therapy ever right for children? However, peer-reviewed research published in the journal Ethical ...

For nearly 30 years, he went through multiple medication adjustments, suicide attempts, and hospital stays. When effective treatment options seemed to be running out, Harris’ care team suggested ...

we decided we needed to take immediate action to get her treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the most effective treatment in a situation of severe depression, but difficult to get in the ...

Joan Bellingham suffered burns, memory loss and bouts of blindness. Her doctors called it treatment - but she calls it torture.

FOR decades, Sarah Smith suffered with depression. But now, due to a futuristic-looking headset that zapped electronic pulses ...

The purpose of these guidelines for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT Guidelines) is to standardize the delivery of electroconvulsive therapy services across British Columbia. There will be differences ...

How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for ...

Children were given electroconvulsive therapy and sedatives as punishment - and it wasn't limited to Lake Alice.

They were conducting animal experiments to investigate epilepsy, and realized that electricity could cause a shock or seizure ... late 1930s and 1940s, electroconvulsive therapy took off, its ...

An NHS Trust used electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) three times more than the national average on "a whim rather than science", a report said. ECT involves passing electric currents through a ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can ...