ECT
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Such a flat employer compensation tax, or ECT, could delay Social Security’s insolvency by 20 years, or by even longer if it was part of a package of provisions to fund the program.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It would be offered to patients with the most hard-to-treat depression, as an alternative to ECT.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
More than half of those given ketamine showed improvement, compared with about 41% for those receiving ECT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
While ECT is highly effective for certain mental illnesses, particularly depression, the reasons for its efficacy have long puzzled the fields of psychiatry and neuroscience.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
The 1975 film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is among the most infamous portrayals, depicting ECT as a violent punishment to subdue an unruly patient.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
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