EEG seizure duration of 60-69 seconds during the first ECT session was associated with the highest remission rates, suggesting longer seizures (within safe limits) may lead to better outcomes.

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 ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) appears to be far more effective than algorithm-based drug therapy for treatment-resistant bipolar depression in what is believed to be the first randomized, controlled ...

Treatment with ECT showed a significant decrease in the odds of suicide (odds ratio [OR], 0.66) and for death from all causes (OR, 0.70). HealthDay News — Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) shows a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longer seizures during the first electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session was linked with a greater likelihood of remission in major depressive disorder, a population-based cohort study suggested. In ...

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 ...

Antidepressants are not effective for all people. Treatment-resistant depression refers to someone who has tried two or more drugs without adequate improvement. Currently, there is a focus on ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy. damircudic/Getty Images A new study compares ketamine with ...