So after 13 years with the same doctor, I switched to a new one. She quickly diagnosed me as having medication resistant depression and said I should have electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Video of a mental health patient receiving 31 shocks admitted in "torture" suit. April 12, 2012— -- A video showing hours of a kind of shock therapy given to an 18-year-old has been shown in ...

But some doctors and past patients say that the risks of shock therapy, such as memory loss, are too high a price to pay for the temporary benefits. Despite convulsive therapy’s 70-year history ...

“For me, back then, the therapy was my only hope. I was scared, but my family and my doctor stood by me,“ she says. Mired in stigma that has lingered for long, electric shock treatment ...

McDonald answers the question: 'What Is Maintenance Shock Therapy?' &#151 ... as many as 15 treatments can occur in a course. Your doctor will determine how many you need depending on your ...

The procedure is also known as electroshock therapy. Tonight that therapy has real life implications in Palm Beach County. A family sued the doctor who ... electric shock suffer from profound ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- One Triangle woman is crediting electroconvulsive therapy (shock therapy ... heard about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Doctor Lawrence Dunn, of Holly Hill Hospital, said ...

El Paso, Texas -- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a technique that has ... Many films portray ECT as a scary and violent "electro-shock" treatment, but one El Paso psychiatrist is hoping ...