Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment ...

For more than 80 years, some patients with treatment-resistant depression have found relief through ECT, which delivers electric pulses to key areas of the brain, triggering a seizure. Although ...

However, misuse and poor media portrayals, such as Ken Kesey’s brutal depiction of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used to control patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, have led to stigma ...

Here’s how to make the most of your visits. By Christina Caron I’m Christina Caron, a reporter covering mental health, and I’m filling in for Jancee Dunn this week. When I was in college I ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — In a single IV injection, a gene therapy targeting cBIN1 can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the ...

Gene therapy involves the introduction of new genes into cells, to restore or add gene expression, for the purpose of treating disease. Most commonly a mutated gene is replaced with DNA encoding a ...

Ozone therapy is a controversial alternative medicine practice that involves using ozone gas to fight disease. Currently, there is not enough evidence to conclude it is effective or safe for ...

Christopher Groux is an editor, writer and accessibility advocate. Before joining the Forbes Health team, he covered Accessibility at Reviewed and gaming at Inverse and Newsweek. When he’s not ...

Many health insurance plans offer mental health care coverage, but not all therapists accept insurance—many require clients to pay the full fee “out of pocket.” When therapy is covered by ...

Cancer therapy describes the treatment of cancer in a patient, often with surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Targeted therapies are also available for some cancer types. A cancer patient ...

Free online therapy services are often volunteer-based and are not for people who have severe mental health concerns. However, there are options for low cost therapy. Our roundup shares some of ...