electroconvulsive therapy
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Research also suggests that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be helpful for schizophrenia that isn’t responding well to other treatments. — Nina Bahadur, SELF, "9 Facts to Know About Schizophrenia, Which Is Way Too Misunderstood," 15 Sep. 2018 Also, for chronic recurrent depression that can be difficult to treat, additional options like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be very effective. — Madelyn Fernstrom, NBC News, "Understanding your treatment options for depression," 1 June 2018 The committee should also encourage greater use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). — D. J. Jaffe, National Review, "The Way Forward on Federal Mental Health Policy," 18 Dec. 2017 These conclusions miss key clues, Farah says, such as how Hemingway's condition actually worsened after receiving normally curative electroconvulsive therapy, a contradiction that inspired him to start writing his book. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, "Multiple Concussions May Have Sped Hemingway’s Demise, a Psychiatrist Argues," 25 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electroconvulsive therapy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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