Electric eels and fish were used by people in ancient times to treat headaches and mental illness. The practice came back in 1937 when Ugo Cerletti (1877-1963) and Lucino Bini (b. 1908) treated ...

Learn more about ECT. During shock therapy, the doctor will send measured, controlled electric impulses to the brain, eventually inducing a small seizure. This seizure activity triggers ...

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.