After years of tacitly endorsing the only facility in the country known to use electric shocks to address behavior in those with developmental disabilities, a major behavior analysis organization is ...

And they feel lucky. The waitlist for treatment is three months long and growing, according to Shriti Patel, who oversees the ...

researchers has found that the treatment is effective in relieving depression, and in some cases may be more effective than medication. Though abuse of the technique in the early 20th century has ...

Arun Rath: This is GBH’s All Things Considered. I’m Arun Rath. A lot of us might assume electric shock therapy is a thing of the past. It's been widely condemned by organizations like the U.S.

The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature is weighing a bill to extend the period of authorization to treat a person with electric shock therapy either with or without their consent.

Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. The devices ...

Ketamine may be an alternative to shock treatment for people with treatment-resistant major depression, a new study suggests. Currently, patients with major depressive disorder who don't find a ...

On a sunny November afternoon, Gerard Robinson set out from his Johnson Ferry Road apartment and walked his terrier. The simple act was a revolution for him. Robinson’s walk would have been ...

Two patients who underwent controversial NHS treatment for depression reveal how the effects were immediate but devastating AFTER three months of feeling suicidal, mum-of-two Sue Cunliffe was offered ...