Connecticut lawmakers are weighing a bill on authorizing electric shock therapy either with or without a person’s consent.

Despite severe risks and without a crime committed, a Minnesota judge authorized doctors to forcibly administer ...

A clinical trial led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas could help bring an experimental treatment ...

For some people, this treatment shows a quick response. For others, effects start to emerge after about three months of treatment. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an established, effective ...

"Man undergoing electroshock treatment fights to end medical procedures." Four days later, Regions withdrew its ECT petition. "It is of our current medical opinion that ECT is no longer indicated ...

Misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalized for years, Janet Frame was drawn to the inner worlds of people ...

Treatment-resistant depression complicates care, defying standard treatments, but new therapies are on the horizon, offering hope for more effective treatment options.