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·July 21, 2015·4 min read

Fewer Side Effects With New Treatment for Severe Depression

A new study reports ultra brief pulse stimulation is almost as effective as standard ECT, but with fewer side effects, for the treatment of severe depression.

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·March 30, 2015·4 min read

Changes to Brain Areas Associated with Emotion and Memory Induced by ECT

According to a new study, electroconvulsive therapy causes changes to areas of the brain responsible for memory and emotion.

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·February 7, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Uncover Key to Antidepressant Response

Researchers identify a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. The experimental results explain how these therapies likely work to relieve depression by stimulating stem cells in the brain to grow and mature.