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Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) What is electroconvulsive therapy

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Feeling a little down, a little depressed even? Well, just hook some jumper cables to your ears and put the spark back into your life. This may seem like a radical treatment for giving your life a boost but the principle is quite similar to one of the most effective treatments for severe depression-electro-convulsive therapy or ECT.

According to clinical psychiatrist, Fred Leavitt, at Cal State Hayward, some 10,000 ECT treatments are given daily in the US alone. While ECT is effective in treating severe depression, over the years it has acquired a negative connotation.

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