electroconvulsive therapy, or electric shock
Posted By: annabanana on 2007-12-21
In Reply to: ECT? nm - blue
Subject: electroconvulsive therapy, or electric shock
is used for severe depression and a couple other things. Sounds barbaric but it is making a resurgence and found to be effective.
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