Don't call electroconvulsive therapy 'shock therapy

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Despite its portrayal in the media, electroconvulsive therapy isn't medically or clinically controversial. Calling it that risks people's mental health and even their lives.

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Electroconvulsive therapy: its dark past and hopeful future as a treatment for depression - Vox

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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) 450 volts @ .9 amps for 6 seconds!

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Electroconvulsive therapy transforms lives

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ECT is Coming Out of the Shadows as a Lifesaving Treatment for Mental Illness

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ECT is Coming Out of the Shadows as a Lifesaving Treatment for Mental Illness

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Controversy hasn't killed off electric shock therapy

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Electroconvulsive therapy and risk of dementia in patients with affective disorders: a cohort study - The Lancet Psychiatry

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The Truth about Shock Therapy

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Is shock therapy making a comeback? - CBS News

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The pandemic proved 'shock therapy' is an essential treatment. Will Washington improve its availability?

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With Reforms in Treatment, Shock Therapy Loses Shock - The New York Times

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Why haven't we found a better name for electroconvulsive therapy?