Two recent studies may have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy and its close cousin, magnetic seizure therapy, are so effective at alleviating some mental illnesses, especially severe depression ...

A large review of studies suggests that exercise can ease depression about as effectively as psychological therapy. Compared ...

A Placer County man is sharing his personal story of recovery from severe suicidal depression. David Bartley found relief in a treatment that is often misunderstood. It’s called ECT, or ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment often associated with misconceptions and stigma, may hold its efficacy for treating depression by increasing aperiodic activity in the brain, according to ...

Regular exercise can ease depression as much as talk therapy and medication, a review finds — but it's not sufficient on its ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most powerful treatment psychiatry has on offer. It is effective in more than 80 percent of patients with serious depression – no drug comes anywhere close to ...

Shock Therapy Group offers diagnostic evaluation, medication management where appropriate, and psychotherapy services. We specialize in providing trauma-informed care for clients with depression, ...

Only a third of electroconvulsive therapy patients said they’d been asked about childhood traumas or recent stresses Most felt these events likely contributed to their mental state, but were not ...

I was in a major depression for a long time. My mental health suffered tremendously. It was so bad that I was committed to the mental hospital after a particularly rough season. My brain wasn’t ...

The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature is weighing a bill to extend the period of authorization to treat a person with electric shock therapy either with or without their consent.