Electroconvulsive therapy on the rise again in England ECT stages comeback after years of decline, with thousands treated on NHS despite lack of scientific explanation for effects
The use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat serious mental health problems, a procedure long thought to be in steep decline, is on the rise again in England, a Guardian analysis indicates.
Exclusive data covering four-fifths of NHS mental health trusts in England shows that more than 22,600 individual ECT treatments were carried out in 2015-16, a rise of 11% from four years ago, when about 20,400 were carried out. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat serious mental health problems, a procedure long thought to be in steep decline, is on the rise again in England, a Guardian analysis indicates.
Exclusive data covering four-fifths of NHS mental health trusts in England shows that more than 22,600 individual ECT treatments were carried out in 2015-16, a rise of 11% from four years ago, when about 20,400 were carried out. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- 'Electric shock' therapy is on the rise in England The Daily Mail
- What is ECT and how does it work? The Guardian
- 'It can't be much worse than licking a battery.' What it's like to have ECT The Guardian
- Tea, biscuits and classical music: inside an ECT clinic The Guardian
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