Bipolar and Electric Shock Therapy

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Shame and Electroconvulsive Therapy (Shock Therapy) | Breaking Bipolar - HealthyPlace

healthyplace.com — “Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, shock therapy) is the most effective treatment known for depression but comes with such stigma patients who get ECT feel shame.View full resource at healthyplace.com

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Shame and Electroconvulsive Therapy (Shock Therapy). New from Breaking #Bipolar blog. http://tinyurl.com/4nwcho8 #ect #depression

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Electric shock treatment: FDA revisits risks of electroconvulsive therapy - Health Key

healthkey.com — “The FDA considers lowering the risk classification of electroshock treatment, now known as electroconvulsive therapy. Proponents aren't helped by its sordid past in treating the mentally ill and punishing prison inmates.View full resource at healthkey.com

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News: #FDA revisits risks of electroconvulsive therapy http://bit.ly/g3JykY - #health

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Electric shock treatment: FDA revisits risks of electroconvulsive therapy - latimes.com

latimes.com — “The FDA considers lowering the risk classification of electroshock treatment, now known as electroconvulsive therapy. Proponents aren't helped by its sordid past in treating the mentally ill and punishing prison inmates.View full resource at latimes.com

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Controversial Shock Therapy Works for Depression

opposingviews.com — “Controversial Shock Therapy Works for Depression on Opposing Views. Issues, Experts, Answers.View full resource at opposingviews.com

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How Shock Therapy Cures Depression

newsmaxhealth.com — “After years of successfully using electric shock therapy on depressed patients, scientist have finally discovered how it works.View full resource at newsmaxhealth.com

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Shock Therapy Massachussetts School UN - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “The Boston-area's Judge Rotenberg Center educates and treats children ages three to adult, all of whom are struggling with severe emotional, behavior, and psychiatric problems, including autism-like disorders. And for about half of the 250 students here, undesirable behavior means getting hooked up to a special machine and administered an electric shock.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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ABC news: UN Calls Shock Treatment at Massachusetts School 'Torture' http://bit.ly/dpwdfE

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Shock doctrine

indianexpress.com — “Shock doctrine - The latest iteration of the Mental Health Care Bill is expected to put strong checks on the use of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), which is used rampantly in IndView full resource at indianexpress.com

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Shrink Rap: Shock Value

psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com — “Dinah, ClinkShrink, & Roy introduce Shrink Rap: a blog by Psychiatrists for Psychiatrists. A place to talk; no one has to listen. All patient vignettes are confabulated; the psychiatrists, however, are mostly real. --Topics include psychotherapy, humor, depression, bipolar, anxiety, schizophrenia, medications, antidepressants, antipsychotics, ethics, psychopharmacology, forensic and correctional psychiatry, psychology, mental health, chocolate, and emotional support ducks. Don't ask.View full resource at psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com

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Shrink Rap: Shock Value: Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is considered to be a highly effective treatment f... http://bit.ly/gETeyI

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'Electric shock' depression treatment explained - Health News - NHS Choices - Digg

digg.com — “Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) works in people with severe depression, The Independent today reported. During ECT patients are anaesthetised and given a controlled electric current...View full resource at digg.com

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A Shocking New Treatment | Natural Health Newsletter

alsearsmd.com — “--Deep brain stimulation-- is what they--™re calling it. It almost sounds soothing and nice. Did you hear about this? Scientists use electrodes to --stimulate-- the brains of depressed people. The whole thing works through surgically implanted probes in your brain that are connected to an electrical device sewn into your chest. They say it--™s like a pacemaker for your brain. I call it the new shock therapy. People with Parkinson--™s disease use similar things to improve their View full resource at alsearsmd.com

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A Shocking New Treatment: “Deep brain stimulationâ€* is what they’re calling it. It almost sounds soothing ... http://bit.ly/fDMK4l

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Mandatory electro-shock 'therapy.' Experimental ECT devices debated in Congress - National Human Rights | Examiner.com

examiner.com — “ECT runs electricity through head (Photo: Mind Freedom International) I remember seeing a front-page story in the Boston Globe about a woman who cut a bView full resource at examiner.com

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RT @reuters: Ketamine lifts mood quickly in bipolar disorder http://bit.ly/azIjxo

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Interest in shock treatment is growing despite decades-old controversy

physorg.com — “Recently, actress and writer Carrie Fisher told Oprah Winfrey that she receives electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regularly to treat depression caused by her bipolar disorder. Taken aback, Winfrey asked, 'They still do that?'View full resource at physorg.com

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Carrie Fisher: A few words with the 'Star Wars' icon and shock treatment recipient

nydailynews.com — “If you missed the tabloids, Carrie Fisher invites you to laugh with her in "Wishful Drinking," an autobiographical comedic one-woman show.View full resource at nydailynews.com

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Carrie Fisher: A few words with the 'Star Wars' icon and shock treatment recipient http://bit.ly/eXkcbB #bipolar

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Electroconvulsive Therapy | Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

rhodeislandhospital.org — “Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is available in inpatient and outpatient components for treatment of patients suffering from intractable depression, bipolar disorder and schizo-affective disorder.View full resource at rhodeislandhospital.org

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Understanding how shock therapy works for depressed patients http://t.co/ulD3t0US at Rhode Island Hospital http://t.co/BkOAaSdU

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