What stands out is the consistency between individuals’ experiences. Most of the costs were lasting, life-altering ...

An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive ...

When asked open questions about the effects of electroconvulsive therapy, 51% reported negative effects only, 3% reported ...

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 ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with a range of adverse effects, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the International Journal of ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains a highly controversial treatment. It involves administering an electric shock to the brain to induce a seizure, with the intention of alleviating mental health ...

During his third-year psychiatry clerkship as a medical student, Zach Rosenthal, MD, Ph.D., was part of a team providing care to a young man with schizophrenia and severe catatonia. "He was stuck ...

Electroconvulsive therapy used to be called electroshock therapy and it was developed in 1938 to treat certain mental disorders. Its history is not a rosy one. “It’s earned itself a bit of a gnarly ...

Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in ...