Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

A scene from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’.
Carrie Fisher's ashes are in an urn designed to look like a Prozac pill. It's fitting that in death she continues to be both brash and wryly funny about a treatment for depression.

Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

Study finds electroconvulsive therapy a cost-effective treatment for depression

Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

A Brief History of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

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Electroconvulsive therapy—a history of controversy, but also of help

The Dangerous History of Electroconvulsive Therapy, and How It's Used Today