The Persistent Mysteries of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Photo caption: In the 1950s, a patient at Hillside mental hospital undergoes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which is used to treat severe depression. Photo credit: Carl Purcell / Three Lions / Getty Images. Article by Astrid Landon. Undark – August 28, 2023.

In June 2015, Jeffrey Thelen’s parents noticed their son was experiencing problems with his memory. In the subsequent years, he would get lost driving to his childhood home, forget his cat had died, and fail to recognize his brother and sister. His parents wondered: Was electroconvulsive therapy to blame? […]

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