For patients with psychotic depression, response to treatment, remission rates, and cognitive improvement are better following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) than for patients with nonpsychotic ...

Electroconvulsive therapy can effectively treat depression, and is as safe as antidepressant drugs along with psychotherapy, a new analysis found. By Nicholas Bakalar Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT ...

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?

The risk of suicide mortality was similar in patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy and matched controls, with no evidence that the therapy decreased risk of death by suicide, results of a ...

NEW YORK ― The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid major depression may substantially reduce the risk for all-cause mortality, ...

Ian Anderson, the chief investigator of a new study looking at the effectiveness of ECT and ketamine on depression, responds to claims that it should be suspended and investigated Health experts ...

Dr. McDonald answers the question: 'Is Electroconvulsive/Shock Therapy Safe?' — -- Question: Is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) safe and effective for the treatment of depression? Answer: ECT is ...

I know from experience about its often miraculous effects on depression, and its downsides. Both must be clearly set out Recently I spoke with someone who had, in the past, been given a large number ...

The article describing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) as “dangerous” in last week’s Independent triggered a passionate debate in our eCommunity. Many voices are saying ECT has been life-changing, ...