"I'm taking medication, but I'm not really getting any better.""I heard there are treatments called TMS and electroconvulsive ...

The Showtime drama "Yellowjackets" has repeatedly received praise for its portrayal of trauma, but a recent episode in particular has people buzzing. In it, we see that Simone Kessell's Lottie was so ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a seizure, usually between six and 12 times, is used to varying degrees around ...

As I walked into the room adjacent to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suite, images of a strapped down, fully awake Jack Nicholson jolting flashed in my mind. Since watching unmodified ECT in “One ...

American model and actress Paris Jackson has opened up about battling depression and dealing with suicide attempts.In a recent podcast, Jackson revealed that she underwent electroconvulsive therapy ...

Chapman, a 27-year-old photographer who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder when she was 14. Over the years, she struggled with her condition, which is ...

After reading 3,000 Pulses Later in 48 hours, two questions pounded in my head. How does a psychiatrist determine whether TMS (trans-cranial magnetic stimulation) or ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) is ...

The treatment has improved significantly over the years, explains psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Lisanby Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark ― Deaths directly related to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are rare events and seem to be decreasing in incidence, results of a very large-scale meta-analysis show. The findings, ...