How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works

Stuff You Should Know

• Episode: How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works
• Website: Stuff You Should Know
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss
• Duration: 00:30:11
• Published: 2013-05-14 21:58

With the exception of lobotomies, no other psychological treatment has a worse reputation. But thanks to some thoughtful tweaks, ECT has lately emerged from the dark ages and toward the respectable forefront of treatment for major depression.