Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of ...

Electroconvulsive therapy is often misunderstood—but it’s a safe, highly effective treatment for severe depression. Learn how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Electroconvulsive therapy for depression did not lead to a clinically significant increased risk for serious ...

A clinical trial found magnetic seizure therapy (MST) matches electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression while ...

A recent systematic review published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry in March 2026 reveals that Electroconvulsive Therapy ...

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) International, a mental health industry watchdog, strongly rejects a recent ...

Against a backdrop of childhood abuse, Wanda Rupp built a happy life — with the love of a husband, her two children and a satisfying career — until one day darkness came over her and brought ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses an electric current to treat serious mental disorders. (National Institutes of Health image) Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure done under ...

One early morning in April 1938, a team of Italian medical researchers readied themselves to do one of the most controversial things that medicine had ever seen. Tucked away on the first floor of a ...