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In 2019, Rachel started struggling with suicidal thoughts after a different romantic relationship ended on bad terms, though electroconvulsive therapy (formerly called electroshock) brought those under control, Skanron said.
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Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But for patients with depression that does not improve with medications, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be highly effective.
—Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
More than 20 medications, by his count, hadn’t helped him in any durable way; neither had electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or ketamine infusions.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2023
Another recent study of 365 patients, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that ketamine’s effectiveness was comparable to electroconvulsive therapy for people with treatment-resistant major depression.
—Emily Maloney, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
In some circumstances, a clinician might recommend electroconvulsive therapy.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Currently, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is the quickest and most effective pathway for such patients.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
Hospitalized this time in the state capital of Madison, 60 miles away, Mr. Statz underwent electroconvulsive therapy.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
These subjects, says Calhoun, were more likely to respond to treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment generally reserved for those with depression that is unresponsive to less invasive therapies.
—Hannah Thomasy, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But for patients with depression that does not improve with medications, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be highly effective.
—Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
More than 20 medications, by his count, hadn’t helped him in any durable way; neither had electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or ketamine infusions.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2023
Another recent study of 365 patients, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that ketamine’s effectiveness was comparable to electroconvulsive therapy for people with treatment-resistant major depression.
—Emily Maloney, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
In some circumstances, a clinician might recommend electroconvulsive therapy.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Currently, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is the quickest and most effective pathway for such patients.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
Hospitalized this time in the state capital of Madison, 60 miles away, Mr. Statz underwent electroconvulsive therapy.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
These subjects, says Calhoun, were more likely to respond to treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment generally reserved for those with depression that is unresponsive to less invasive therapies.
—Hannah Thomasy, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
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