Use of the shock device is a consequence of the inappropriate behavior. A Massachusetts school for special needs children can continue to use a form of electric shock therapy on students after a ...

The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature is weighing a bill to extend the period of authorization to treat a person with electric shock therapy either with or without their consent.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- One Triangle woman is crediting electroconvulsive therapy (shock therapy) for helping curb her depression. Tiana, 19, said she suffered from depression for years after intense ...

As a psychiatric treatment, elec- troconvulsive therapy has had an image problem. One result, say Edward Shorter and David Healy, was the near absence for decades of what is a very effective approach ...

The electrical current throbs from one side of the skull to the other, scrambling circuits along the way, inducing a brief seizure. When it’s over and the anesthesia wears off, patients often are ...

After years of tacitly endorsing the only facility in the country known to use electric shocks to address behavior in those with developmental disabilities, a major behavior analysis organization is ...

Shock therapy might sound outdated and even somewhat archaic, but low levels of electric stimulation has proven to have a variety of benefits when used appropriately. The FDA just gave a thumbs up to ...

Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

Shock Therapy Group offers diagnostic evaluation, medication management where appropriate, and psychotherapy services. We specialize in providing trauma-informed care for clients with depression, ...

Patients in Scotland were forced to receive electric shock treatment against their will almost 1,100 times last year – prompting calls for the NHS to stop using the ‘ethically unacceptable’ procedure.

Source: Getty Images Six months after receiving low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy nearly 52% of men reported having satisfactory sexual intercourse, a study found. Low-intensity ...