Sydney E. Smith, University of California, San Diego (THE CONVERSATION) When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated ...

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

Dr Read describes previous research justifying the use of ECT as 'the lowest quality of any I have seen in my 40-year career' The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should ...

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 ...

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

This post is part two in a series. Part one is titled "Treating the Seriously Mentally Ill." I was called to evaluate Dorothy after she had been admitted to the ward from the ER, where her family ...

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

CCHR says the VA and DoD waste billions of dollars on treatments that contribute to high suicide rates, sudden deaths and ...

Transcranial direct current stimulation therapy also has significantly fewer side-effects compared to electroconvulsive ...

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovator in sustained drug delivery for chronic retinal diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has extended the Prescription ...