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MelbaKidd Asked September 2020

What is meaning of ECT?

Affects elderly?

JoAnn29 Sep 2020
"Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment most commonly used in patients with severe major depression or bipolar disorder that has not responded to other treatments. ECT involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia."

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