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2. Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia

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   The 1970s saw the publication of the first American Psychiatric Association (APA) task force report on electroconvulsive therapy (to be followed by further reports in 1990 and 2001). The report endorsed the use of ECT in the treatment of depression. The decade also saw criticism of ECT. [27]

3. Shock therapy (psychiatry) - Wikipedia

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   By 1938, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) had emerged as a safer, more reliable alternative, quickly becoming the preferred method for severe depression and other mood disorders due to its safety and efficacy.

4. History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United States

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   Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial therapy used to treat certain mental illnesses such as major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, depressed bipolar disorder, manic excitement, and catatonia. [1] These disorders are difficult to live with and often very difficult to treat, leaving individuals suffering for long periods of time.

5. Bipolar Disorder: 4 Types & What You Need to Know About Them

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   Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). ETC, or shock therapy, is considered effective for the most treatment-resistant symptoms of bipolar, like life-threatening mania and psychosis. Transcranial ...

6. Electroshock therapy is actually still in use -- and could ...

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   The treatment has been refined and well studied in the last few decades and it’s now considered a safe and effective treatment for some illnesses. Electroshock therapy is actually still in use ...

7. List of people who have undergone electroconvulsive therapy

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   Emil Post, American mathematician, died in 1954 of a heart attack following electroshock treatment for depression; [39] [40] he was 57. Bud Powell, American jazz musician [41] Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter [42] [43] Marilyn Rice, anti-electroconvulsive therapy activist [44] Paul Robeson, American bass singer and actor [45]