Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment ...

We're still investigating the mechanisms of how ECT works. Part of that understanding is informed by our view of depression, which now is as a disorder of neurocircuits different parts of the ...

Effective treatments for people with serious depression who have not been helped by antidepressant medications have novel ...

An experimental treatment for depression that triggers seizures with magnets significantly improved mental health in patients ...

CIII allows people who have tried at least two oral antidepressants to use the spray on its own – without the need for more ...

Ketamine therapy has become known for its effects at combating depression and other mood disorders. There’s a growing body of ...

Documented effects include massive permanent memory loss and personality change—effects the psychiatric industry is ...

ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient's brain to cause seizures to treat severe depression. A 2019 audit shows Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) gave ECT to 169 ...

New data has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is being disproportionately used to treat women with mental health issues, including severe depression. Thousands of women in England are ...