Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Treating Severe Depression

Depression is a very common and highly disabling medical condition. Severe depression can be deadly, resulting in suicide and increased mortality from other illnesses. Although medications and psychotherapy are effective treatments for many patients with depression, treatment-resistant depression (TRD) affects millions of patients worldwide. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective treatment for severe depression and TRD. This video provides an introduction to ECT for patients, family members and clinicians that may be considering this treatment option. For more information, please visit http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/mood or call 603-650-4914.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a national leader in patient-centered health care and building a sustainable health system. Founded in 1893, the system includes New Hampshire's only Level 1 trauma center and its only air ambulance service, as well as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state's only Children's Hospital Association-approved, comprehensive, full-service children's hospital. As an academic medical center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock provides access to nearly 1,000 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine, as well as world-class research at the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a national leader in patient-centered health care and building a sustainable health system. Founded in 1893, the system includes New Hampshire's only Level 1 trauma center and its only air ambulance service, as well as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state's only Children's Hospital Association-approved, comprehensive, full-service children's hospital. As an academic medical center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock provides access to nearly 1,000 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine, as well as world-class research at the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Learn more at http://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/.

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