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Health Encyclopedia: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment for depression that uses electricity to induce a seizure.
Alternative Names
Shock treatment; ECT
How the test is performed
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is most often performed in a hospital's operating or recovery room under general anesthesia. Electricity is delivered to the brain for several seconds to cause
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