Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (1)
Doctor Jon Lieberman describes the experience of receiving electroconvulsive therapy - a painless procedure lasting a few seconds.
I donâ€™t know the history of it, the first discovery of ECT, but I can say itâ€™s not a relatively new treatment; itâ€™s been known to psychiatry for quite some time. Itâ€™s nothing at all these days like what is seen in â€˜One Flew Over the Cuckooâ€™s Nest.â€™ To receive ECT, patients are 1) sedated, and 2) administered a muscle relaxant. Electrodes are strategically placed on the scalp, and an electric pulse is administered. The whole treatment might last 20 seconds - the person receiving ECT is totally unaware of the experience.
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