A new international online survey published in the Journal of Affective Disorders gives voice to the lived experiences of ...

ECT involves passing electric currents through the brain to treat conditions such as depression A number of health trusts in Northern Ireland are reviewing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) leaflets ...

When Bill Russell tells people that his severe depression was relieved by shock therapy, the most common response he gets is: "They're still doing that?" Most people might be quicker to associate ...

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A major international survey of people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has found that most patients are not asked about the childhood adversities or recent life stressors that they believe ...

At 36 years old, Cody Harris is starting a new life. Harris has suffered from severe depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder since he was seven years old. For nearly ...

THE use of 'electro-shock therapy' on patients in Northern Ireland without their consent is on the rise. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) involves passing an current through someone's brain (under ...

Miranda was struggling with debilitating depression and suicidal ideation after trying countless treatments and therapy prescribed by her doctor. The team of mental health experts at Huntsman Mental ...

The idea of treating a psychiatric illness by passing a jolt of electricity through the brain was one of the most controversial in 20th Century medicine. It started out as an experiment in the 1930s ...

Jacqui Quibbell has suffered from ‘crippling periods of depression and suicidal thoughts’ for all her adult life. In 2003, her doctors suggested Jacqui underwent electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). This ...

Madam, – I would like to respond to Dr Muiris Houston’s article about electroconvulsive therapy (HEALTHplus, February 22nd). While the article is generally balanced and well argued, it fails to tackle ...

A number of health trusts in Northern Ireland are reviewing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) leaflets that are made available to patients. It comes as a new study has indicated some patients are being ...