electroconvulsive therapy
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Other researchers have established electroconvulsive therapy as an effective treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
She has previously spoken about having depression and has described it as the "curse of the strong" after revealing she underwent electroconvulsive therapy to treat her own symptoms.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
It seemed to work: Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy often made the animal try harder.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 19, 2024
She said she’d exhausted all options, including electroconvulsive therapy, when a doctor told her about DBS three years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Known today as electroconvulsive therapy, this involved sending electrical current through the brain and inducing seizures.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
