Lisa Morrison entered the mental health system at the age of 14 after she was prescribed medication for major depression. But it’s only decades later that Morrison, who was born in South Africa and ...

Experts have raised concerns about Australia’s use of involuntary ECT, but some are adamant about its impact on people with ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial practice, with recent research finding harm, as well as a lack of efficacy and informed consent. A new A new international study finds most relatives ...

An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, ...

Dolores Orrico watched her psychiatrist flip a switch and turn a knob. She stared hard as adjustments were made to the machine that’d soon send her into a seizure. She was lying in a bed on the second ...

Leading international professional associations have issued a joint statement taking a clear stance on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and calling for a scientific and evidence-based presentation of ...

I have previously written here about the efficacy and risks of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the information ECT patients are given, its regulation, and its use on children. Last year, I announced ...

A landmark international clinical trial led by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, published in The Lancet ...

Magnetic seizure therapy was as effective as the standard treatment for severe depression In a large clinical trial, nearly half of the patients saw significant improvements in their symptoms This new ...