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That’s much weaker than electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which delivers about 800 milliamperes to the brain — a current strong enough to cause seizures.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Roughly 70% to 80% of patients treated with the technology have gotten better, results that are far better than with traditional transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, or with some electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT.
—Cathie Anderson
updated December 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Her patients were people who had typically tried several types of antidepressant medications and more drastic measures, like electroconvulsive therapy, without finding any relief.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
However, that was later revoked, and he was ordered to receive neuroleptic medications and undergo electroconvulsive therapy.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 19 June 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Roughly 70% to 80% of patients treated with the technology have gotten better, results that are far better than with traditional transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, or with some electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT.
—Cathie Anderson
updated December 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Her patients were people who had typically tried several types of antidepressant medications and more drastic measures, like electroconvulsive therapy, without finding any relief.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
However, that was later revoked, and he was ordered to receive neuroleptic medications and undergo electroconvulsive therapy.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for electroconvulsive therapy
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“Electroconvulsive therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electroconvulsive%20therapy. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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