A VARIETY of musculoskeletal injuries are known to occur as a complication of electroconvulsive therapy. Such injuries vary from muscular strains to fractures of long and flat bones. Lingley and ...

The Showtime drama "Yellowjackets" has repeatedly received praise for its portrayal of trauma, but a recent episode in particular has people buzzing. In it, we see that Simone Kessell's Lottie was so ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a seizure, usually between six and twelve times, is used to varying degrees ...

Dolores Orrico watched her psychiatrist flip a switch and turn a knob. She stared hard as adjustments were made to the machine that’d soon send her into a seizure. She was lying in a bed on the second ...

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 ...

How Electroconvulsive Therapy Saves Lives Electroconvulsive therapy is often portrayed as a barbaric, brain-destroying practice. But many physicians and patients say it’s the “gold standard” for ...

Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. In August 2019, I never thought I would be in this position.

As I walked into the room adjacent to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suite, images of a strapped down, fully awake Jack Nicholson jolting flashed in my mind. Since watching unmodified ECT in “One ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment option for psychological disorders, such as major depressive disorder ...

FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Royal Hospital, a premier provider of mental health and addiction treatment, is pleased to offer electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for patients.