New Hampshire is paying Concord-based Riverbend Mental Health Center $60,000 over two years for electroconvulsive shock ...

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?

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

Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

When Caroline Marinaro was advised that electroconvulsive therapy might be able to help the severe depression she has had for 20 years, her first thought was of actor Jack Nicholson violently shaking ...

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

When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled doses of electricity. While ECT is highly effective for certain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an ex-medical/surgical nurse. I have a daughter-in-law who was treated for depression with magnetic therapy. My psychiatric exposure in the 1950s was with electroshock therapy and ...

The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature is weighing a bill to extend the period of authorization to treat a person with electric shock therapy either with or without their consent.

IMAGE CAPTION: Largest international study finds nearly 60% of electroshock recipients were misinformed about serious dangers, echoing CCHR's decades of evidence on violations of informed consent. | A ...