And they feel lucky. The waitlist for treatment is three months long and growing, according to Shriti Patel, who oversees the ...

June 23, 2010 (Boca Raton, Florida) — Adding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to clozapine is an effective treatment for patients with clozapine-resistant schizophrenia, researchers reported at the New ...

Electroconvulsive therapy is a safe, effective treatment for severe psychiatric conditions like suicidal depression, catatonia, and resistant mania. It induces controlled seizures under anaesthesia, ...

Researchers have found that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), where an electric current is passed through the brain, can reduce the severity of mental illnesses. The use of ECT across Scotland was ...

Researchers have found that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), where an electric current is passed through the brain, can reduce the severity of mental illnesses. ECT is a safe and effective treatment ...

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 ...

The medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are being exaggerated while the risks are being downplayed, suggest the findings of a survey on the type of information patients and their relatives ...

Schizophrenia, a complex mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, requires a ...

Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) offers similar efficacy as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating bipolar mania in adults, with significantly fewer adverse effects on language abilities, new ...