Shock Therapy: No Longer So Shocking
Shock Therapy: No Longer So Shocking
ECT as Depression Treatment Is Neither Curse nor Cure
McCall says there doesn't seem to be any upper limit on how many ECT treatments a person can have. But as the number starts to get high, McDonald says, doctors worry about whether there will be cumulative effects.
There's a lot of research into alternative treatment strategies. Eventually, McDonald predicts, science will come up with appropriate treatments for many of the very different kinds of depression.
"What is really happening in psychiatry is neuroimaging, and being able to type people from brain scans and genetic testing," he says. "Psychiatry is moving on this. When psychiatry uses these tools to identify which treatment works best for which subtype of depression, it will be a huge move forward."
Shock Therapy: No Longer So Shocking
ECT as Depression Treatment Is Neither Curse nor Cure
Patients Say ECT Improves Life Quality continued...
McCall says there doesn't seem to be any upper limit on how many ECT treatments a person can have. But as the number starts to get high, McDonald says, doctors worry about whether there will be cumulative effects.
There's a lot of research into alternative treatment strategies. Eventually, McDonald predicts, science will come up with appropriate treatments for many of the very different kinds of depression.
"What is really happening in psychiatry is neuroimaging, and being able to type people from brain scans and genetic testing," he says. "Psychiatry is moving on this. When psychiatry uses these tools to identify which treatment works best for which subtype of depression, it will be a huge move forward."
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