Do any USA mental hospitals still use electric shock as a form of treatment?!


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Do any USA mental hospitals still use electric shock as a form of treatment?


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With advances in psychotropic medications such as antidepressants and antipsychotics it's used much less. ECT is a very effective and rapidly-acting treatment. Sometimes it's necessary for severe/psychotic, treatment-resistant major depression, intractable mania and catatonic schizophrenia. Drugs often take days or weeks to become effective. When a person is actively suicidal, catatonic, unable to eat, etc. ECT may be necessary for rapid relief of symptoms and it can be life-saving.




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