However, in rare cases, courts can hold hearings to force patients to take the drugs or ECT. A judge will hear doctors request for continued electroshock treatment for Russell Monday morning.

In the late 1930s and 1940s, electroconvulsive therapy took off, its popularity caused by the same factors that led to the acceptance of lobotomy. During World War II, interest in the treatment ...

One of the treatments for catatonia was ECT or Electroconvulsive Therapy. The treatment is often used for severe depressive disorder or other psychiatric problems, but it’s also approved for ...

Thirty-four patients were given electroshock, ambulatory insulin and psychotherapy alone or in various combinations as the initial treatment (Tables 1 and 2). Of these, 17 were improved or went ...

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 ...

Cognitive outcomes varied across treatment facilities and differences in ECT technique largely accounted for these differences. Sine wave stimulation and BL electrode placement resulted in more ...

Lou Reed grew up in Long Island, New York. During his teens, he received electroshock treatment for depression, and would later cite the experience as damaging and transformative. He formed the ...

We offer outpatient treatment through the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). At Woodland Springs, we offer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) treatment as ...