Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that her father forced her mother to get electroshock treatment — one of the many revelations in her upcoming memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” The ...

Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

Electroshock therapy (ECT) can treat depression safely and effectively, especially in the elderly. SHERWIN NULAND: (VO, DR. NULAND READING FROM BOOK) Just as physical pain loses its intense reality ...

Goldberg recounts her relationship with her late mother, Emma, and brother, Clyde, in her new memoir. Whoopi Goldberg's upcoming memoir Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me serves as an ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — For the past year, David Russell has been at Regions Hospital held on a court-ordered civil commitment. He was given 17 shock treatments at Mayo Clinic to treat his mental ...

Last May, at the start of a court hearing conducted over Zoom, David Russell brought what he felt was a pressing matter to the judge's attention. "I had two friends that were going to testify on my ...

Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) groups from across Europe protested in Madrid during the 33rd European Congress of Psychiatry, demanding an end to coercive psychiatric practices. MADRID, ...

When Caroline Marinaro was advised that electroconvulsive therapy might be able to help the severe depression she has had for 20 years, her first thought was of actor Jack Nicholson violently shaking ...

Unless absolutely necessary, I did not get out of bed. It took colossal effort just to take my daughter to the bus stop. It was only a short walk from home, but I preferred driving. I could not only ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy. damircudic/Getty Images A new study compares ketamine with ...