When seriously depressed patients don’t respond to antidepressants, the alternatives are limited. Now a new study has found that ketamine performs at least as well as the current gold standard for ...

For those wishing to improve their mental health, a chief priority is usually to find one or more therapies that effectively improve well-being and quality of life. One that might come up in this ...

"Occasionally, I feel bitter," wrote Anne Donahue as she began an article for a medical journal four years after her treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. "It is a grief that keeps deepening over ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses an electric current to treat serious mental disorders. (National Institutes of Health image) Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure done under ...

Discover how TMS therapy targets depression at the source. A deep dive into the physics, safety protocols, and FDA-cleared ...

Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. In August 2019, I never thought I would be in this position.

Should we stop using electroconvulsive therapy to relieve symptoms of severe depression? Experts debate the issue in The BMJ today. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) involves sending an electric current ...

This post is part two in a series. Part one is titled "Treating the Seriously Mentally Ill." I was called to evaluate Dorothy after she had been admitted to the ward from the ER, where her family had ...