The treatment has improved significantly over the years, explains psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Lisanby Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Last year around 13 percent of adolescents suffered a major depressive episode and about 5 percent of adults did as well. It can be tough to find the right combination of effective ...

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IT CALLED ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY, BUT COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO’S LOOKING TO HELP BREAK THE STIGMA SURROUNDING THIS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT MODERN ECT IS PURPOSEFULLY IT’S NOT TORTURE ...

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 ...

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of side effects than previously acknowledged, challenging long-held claims about ...

Medical procedures sure have changed over the years. Here are several once-popular medical surgeries that are now illegal.

In the early stages of the coronavirus response in the United States, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made a recommendation to doctors and hospitals to postpone elective procedures to ...

One of the largest ever studies of patients with untreatable bipolar disorder has shown that ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) was able to reduce suicide risk by 84% in high-risk patients, as well as ...

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IT CALLED ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY, BUT COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO’S LOOKING TO HELP BREAK THE STIGMA SURROUNDING THIS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT MODERN ECT IS PURPOSEFULLY IT’S NOT TORTURE ...