When seriously depressed patients don’t respond to antidepressants, the alternatives are limited. Now a new study has found that ketamine performs at least as well as the current gold standard for ...

For those wishing to improve their mental health, a chief priority is usually to find one or more therapies that effectively improve well-being and quality of life. One that might come up in this ...

"Occasionally, I feel bitter," wrote Anne Donahue as she began an article for a medical journal four years after her treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. "It is a grief that keeps deepening over ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses an electric current to treat serious mental disorders. (National Institutes of Health image) Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure done under ...

For years, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been a lifesaving treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet exactly how it works has largely remained a mystery. Now ...

Researchers have found that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), where an electric current is passed through the brain, can reduce the severity of mental illnesses. ECT is a safe and effective treatment ...

Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. In August 2019, I never thought I would be in this position.

This post is part two in a series. Part one is titled "Treating the Seriously Mentally Ill." I was called to evaluate Dorothy after she had been admitted to the ward from the ER, where her family had ...