Twice-weekly high-dose unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression is as effective as bilateral ECT, with fewer cognitive side effects, new research shows. "In line with previous ...

March 6, 2003 — Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is more effective than medications for the treatment of depression, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the March 8 issue of The ...

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Scientists report that a new form of electroconvulsive therapy is just as effective as older forms in treating depression but without any of the cognitive side effects found in the older forms.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, ...

The patient is informed about the benefits and risks of the therapy before they provide their consent that the procedure goes ahead. The doctor treating the patient is under a legal obligation to ...

Treatment endorsed by American Psychiatric Association%2C AMA%2C Surgeon General Mayo Clinic calls it %27gold standard%27 for treating severe depression Critics maintain it does little more than cause ...

Authors of a systematic review in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that there is an evidence base to support the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of depression. They ...

Electroencephalography ECT treatments helped to reduce symptoms in 4 patients with varying mental illnesses. The 4 case studies include “real people, real results” with different applications of ECT, ...

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 ...

Considerable evidence suggests that depression is related to interhemispheric functional coordination deficits. For depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most rapid and effective therapy, ...