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, ...

Dr. McDonald answers the question: 'Who Would Perform Shock Therapy On Me?' — -- Question: What does the procedure of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) involve and what kinds of doctors perform it?

Share on Pinterest New research finds that ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy. damircudic/Getty Images A new study compares ketamine with ...

When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — For the past year, David Russell has been at Regions Hospital held on a court-ordered civil commitment. He was given 17 shock treatments at Mayo Clinic to treat his mental ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, is often portrayed in movies and pop culture as a cruel or abusive treatment. However modern day ECT is far from the stereotypes. The process is done carefully, and ...

The Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders (TRMD) Clinic is a referral-based service for patients with mood disorders that haven’t improved with first-line treatments, known as treatment-resistant mood ...

A 28-year-old trans woman in China has won her lawsuit against the hospital and doctor that subjected her to three months of traumatic and painful electroshock conversion therapy treatments, the ...

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that her father forced her mother to get electroshock treatment — one of the many revelations in her upcoming memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” The ...