A newer brain stimulation therapy matched ECT for depression while causing less memory loss, offering a potential option for patients concerned about cognitive side effects.

Used for more than 80 years in the treatment of severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains controversial. In a "head-to-head" article published online January 30 in the BMJ, experts ...

About a third of people reported brain damage after electroconvulsive therapy, with many suffering memory loss, study found ...

Magnetic seizure therapy appeared to beneficial for the treatment of major depressive disorder with fewer memory-related risks.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed data from patients with treatment-resistant depression given ketamine or electroconvulsive ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Treatment with ketamine was noninferior to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depressive disorder, two meta-analyses showed, though it was inferior for patients hospitalized ...

A clinical trial found magnetic seizure therapy (MST) matches electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression while causing fewer cognitive side effects. Patients showed similar remission and ...

Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment for ...

Electroshock therapy (ECT) can treat depression safely and effectively, especially in the elderly. SHERWIN NULAND: (VO, DR. NULAND READING FROM BOOK) Just as physical pain loses its intense reality ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- -- CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Jack Gregory says he lived one step from suicide until he found a way to ease his severe depression. He let doctors run an electric current through his ...