Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electroconvulsive therapy involves inducing a controlled seizure under anesthesia. Inkoly/iStock via Getty Images Plus When most ...

An international survey of ECT recipients found that over half felt they weren't given adequate information about the treatment beforehand. Many patients remember being told that ECT was safe and that ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for serious mental illness, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Psychiatric Association, held from ...

My mother is in her late 50s. Her episodes of depression have gone from bad to worse over the years. Her psychiatrist has always been responsive to questions my brother or I might ask and open to ...

In research questionnaires and surveys, open questions can sometimes be more revealing than closed questions. I have already reported here on how respondents to our international survey about ...

FDA still allows ECT for children as young as 13 despite mounting evidence of harm and global calls to outlaw the practice.