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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Study Finds Electrotherapy Dampens Brain Connections

"Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive or electric shock therapy - a controversial but effective treatment - acts on the brains of severely depressed people and say the finding could help improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness."
Posted by John Jaeger at 5:45 PM
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