Mark Easton

ECT depression therapy should be suspended, study suggests

Author: Editorial 12th June 2020 0 Comments

“The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should be immediately suspended, a study says” Mark Easton reports for the BBC: “ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient’s brain to cause seizures or fits. Dr John Read, of the…
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ECT depression therapy should be suspended, study suggests