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 ...

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of side effects than previously acknowledged, challenging long-held claims about ...

In research questionnaires and surveys, open questions can sometimes be more revealing than closed questions. I have already reported here on how respondents to our international survey about ...

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 ...

An international survey of ECT recipients found that over half felt they weren't given adequate information about the treatment beforehand. Many patients remember being told that ECT was safe and that ...

Adults with treatment-resistant major depression who received intravenous ketamine twice a week for three weeks improved at ...

Lisa Morrison entered the mental health system at the age of 14 after she was prescribed medication for major depression. But it’s only decades later that Morrison, who was born in South Africa and ...

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 ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for serious mental illness, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Psychiatric Association, held from ...

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 ...

Researchers have found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), where an electric current is passed through the brain, can reduce the severity of mental illnesses. The findings were presented at EPA 2024 ...