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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the summer of 1953, Plath descended into a deep depression. These feelings are honestly described in her college journal: “Loss of perspective humor.” She was treated with poorly administered ...

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 ...

Business Insider spoke with CEO and founder of Tough Mudder Will Dean, about why electroshock therapy is used on some of the courses. He said: "The secret to becoming more confident in life is ...

Improvements in anesthesia techniques over the ensuing decades have made the treatment much safer and it remains a treatment of choice for certain kinds of serious depression. Like ECT ...