Leading psychiatry groups say WHO guidance on ECT risks stigmatizing and reducing access to a safe, effective, and sometimes ...

Despite surviving, I’m utterly horrified by my experience of ECT. There have been several excellent blogs published on MITUK ...

Leading international professional associations have issued a joint statement taking a clear stance on electroconvulsive ...

NEW YORK ― The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid major depression may substantially reduce the risk for all-cause mortality, ...

Ian Anderson, the chief investigator of a new study looking at the effectiveness of ECT and ketamine on depression, responds to claims that it should be suspended and investigated Health experts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk of suicide mortality was similar in patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy and matched ...

I know from experience about its often miraculous effects on depression, and its downsides. Both must be clearly set out Recently I spoke with someone who had, in the past, been given a large number ...

The article describing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) as “dangerous” in last week’s Independent triggered a passionate debate in our eCommunity. Many voices are saying ECT has been life-changing, ...

EEG seizure duration of 60-69 seconds during the first ECT session was associated with the highest remission rates, suggesting longer seizures (within safe limits) may lead to better outcomes.

Longer seizures during the first electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session was linked with a greater likelihood of remission in major depressive disorder, a population-based cohort study suggested. In ...