Women are still being treated with electroconvulsive therapy, including Paris Jackson. A new study shows that women face the ...

Paris Jackson opens up about painful ECT treatment, mental health struggles, and the recovery journey behind her new album.

Paris Jackson revealed that she had undergone extensive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to help combat her depression, with the 28-year-old using the experience as inspiration for her newest album ...

Paris Jackson said she underwent painful electroconvulsive therapy treatments to get her life on the right track. The 28-year ...

For years, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been a lifesaving treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet exactly how it works has largely remained a mystery. Now ...

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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 ...

The STAT headline blares “Psychiatric shock treatment, long controversial, may face fresh restrictions.” But there isn’t a hint of controversy inside the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service where ...

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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 ...