Electroconvulsive therapy

Ivor Browne, psychiatrist who reformed the outdated treatment of mental illness in Ireland – obituary

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Ivor Browne at home in Ranelagh, Dublin: he battled the over-prescription of mood-altering drugs and believed electroconvulsive therapy should be a last resort – Joe St Leger/THE IRISH TIMES Ivor Browne, who has died aged 94, was a psychiatrist who transformed public perception of mental illness in Ireland, overseeing the shift from overcrowded hospital wards … Read more

How Electroconvulsive Therapy Heals the Brain – New Insights into ECT, a Stigmatized But Highly Effective Treatment for Depression

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When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it usually conjures up terrifying images of cruel, outdated, and pseudo-medical procedures. This perception of ECT, formerly known as electroshock therapy, as dangerous and ineffective has been reinforced in pop culture for decades — consider the 1962 novel turned Oscar-winning film, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s … Read more