I always wonder why ECT doesn't get more press. It very very often works on depression (and bipolar disorder, catatonia; anything affective-related really), although the effects may wane over time when the treatment is discontinued. Memory loss is one of the side effects, and it could actually be beneficial here.

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butvacuum 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Because ECT is whitewashed shock therapy, which in turn- is a whitewashed lobotomy.

	▲	orionsbelt 32 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		What about transcranial magnetic stimulation?

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KolibriFly 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's strange how much attention novel psychedelic treatments get compared with older, less glamorous interventions that already help a lot of people

	▲	H8crilA an hour ago \| parent [-]
		My point exactly. I am not saying psychedelics do not help people, they clearly help some people with some problems. But the balance of research and general interest is not proportional to how promising both paths already look. For example, which treatments are safer long term? It's unclear. At the same time it's clear that there can be unwanted long term side effects. In one very particular case, pregnant women that unfortunately do need something, we already know from physics and data on anesthesia that ECT is the better choice.