WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) shows a significant protective effect against suicide and overall mortality in people with depression, according to a ...

A newly published analysis reveals that individuals with severe depression who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were 34% less likely to die by suicide compared to those treated with ...

More information: Zachary P. Rosenthal et al, Electroconvulsive therapy generates a postictal wave of spreading depolarization in mice and humans, Nature Communications (2025).

Jo Daley and her son Sean Hackett, who was successfully treated for catatonia with Electroconvulsive Therapy. When he was about 14-years-old, Sean Daley’s personality changed dramatically.

Major adverse cardiac events and mortality associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy: Correcting and updating a 2019 meta-analysis. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, Sept. DOI:10.1891/EHPP ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, is often portrayed in movies and pop culture as a cruel or abusive treatment. However modern day ECT is far from the stereotypes.

ECT has been a lifesaving treatment for severe depression, but its workings remained a mystery. Researchers have uncovered the mechanisms behind its effects, potentially enhancing response prediction.

ECT has been shown to be an effective treatment, especially for those with treatment-resistant depression. Let's look at why, side effects, and more: ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy in Mania: A Review of 80 Years of Clinical Experience. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 1;178 (3):229-239. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030238.