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More on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

by Beth McHugh

13 Jul 2008 07:30 PM

In our last article on this topic, we looked at the reasons why ECT is used rather than conventional antidepressant medications only. Principally utilized as a last port of call when other medication and modalities have repeatedly failed, ECT is still mired in controversy.

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What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?

by Beth McHugh

12 Jul 2008 09:18 PM

Most of us have heard of the term ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy, via TV shows or perhaps through the classic movie one flew over the Cuckoo's nest.

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