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2. Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia

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   As of 2012, there are approximately 400 ECT machines in China, and 150,000 ECT treatments are performed each year. [120] Chinese national practice guidelines recommend ECT for the treatment of schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and bipolar disorder and in the Chinese literature, ECT is an effective treatment for schizophrenia and mood disorders.

3. History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United States

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   ECT can be used in the treatment for those with major depressive disorder, depressed bipolar disorder, manic bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, manic excitement and catatonia. [7] "Decision to conduct ECT therapy usually comes after there has been failure in other forms of treatment, including medication and psychotherapy".

4. Shock therapy (psychiatry) - Wikipedia

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   Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in which a seizure is induced in the brain, often as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. ECT remains a safe and effective treatment in some circumstances in modern psychiatry.

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

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   Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. The single most telling symptom of bipolar disorder is the episodic oscillation between high and low mood states — characteristic shifts between depression, normal ...

6. Major depressive disorder - Wikipedia

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   The 1990–92 National Comorbidity Survey (US) reported that half of those with major depression also have lifetime anxiety and its associated disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder. [284] Anxiety symptoms can have a major impact on the course of a depressive illness, with delayed recovery, increased risk of relapse, greater disability ...

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   The number of people with depression has reached new highs—and so has antidepressant use. As Americans are increasingly reaching for pharmaceutical solutions for depression—about one in eight ...