A life-saving treatment of IV ketamine could reverse suicidal depression. It might be approved by the FDA and administered by ...

The first papers from an electroconvulsive therapy survey have been published. It found ECT to be either ineffective or ...

When asked about adverse effects, 63.4% of ECT recipients said they were informed the procedure can cause temporary memory problems, and 17.2% said they were told it can cause long-term or permanent ...

Electroconvulsive therapy often evokes inaccurate images of seizing bodies and smoking ears. Better understanding of how it reduces depression symptoms can illuminate new ways to treat mental illness.

Two recent studies may have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy is so effective at alleviating some mental illnesses, especially severe depression, something that has puzzled psychiatrists ...

The man reported experiencing joy for the first time in decades after the treatment. “He was crying and saying, ‘I’m not sad, ...

New research finds that ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy.

Some use the once-controversial ECT treatment for depression, bipolar disorder or other mental health conditions and say it has improved their lives.

Experts argue for, and against, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe, refractory depression in a 'head-to-head' article in the BMJ.

The success rates of ECT for treatment-resistant depression run from 60% to higher than 80%, according to varying studies. In contrast, the outcomes for depression without ECT treatment are stark.

Individuals with moderate to less severe treatment-resistant depression may benefit from treatment with ketamine instead of electroconvulsive therapy, according to research from JAMA Network Open ...

Psychiatry > Depression Initial ECT Seizure Length Tied to Depression Remission — Highest odds of remission were with a minute-long initial seizure by Kristen Monaco, Senior Staff Writer ...