SYSK Selects: How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works

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🗓️ 18 August 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With the exception of lobotomies, no other psychological treatment has a worse reputation. But thanks to some thoughtful tweaks, ECT has lately emerged from the dark ages and toward the respectable forefront of treatment for major depression.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hey everyone, it's your old pal Josh and for this week's S.Y.S.K.
0:34.6	Selects, I've chosen how electro-convulsive therapy works.
0:39.2	This one was an eye-opening episode.
0:41.4	It came out in May of 2013.
0:44.2	Prior to this, I always thought it was just kind of a barbaric treatment that was used
0:49.2	to keep patients quiet.
0:50.8	And actually in reality, it's an effective therapy that is still in use today.
0:55.6	Like I said, eye-opening.
0:57.0	I hope you enjoy it.
1:03.8	Welcome to Steffi Shedno from HouseofWorks.com.
1:07.3	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:14.8	I'm Josh Clark and there's Charles W. Chuck Bryant, which means it's time for Steffi
1:18.9	Shedno.
1:19.9	Indeed.
1:20.9	Chucking Edition.
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