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By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com Guide to Depression

For Deep Depression, More Sensitive Electroshock

Wednesday January 5, 2005
Although not without side-effects--memory loss being perhaps the worst--electroconvulsive therapy today is much more safe and humane than one might imagine. Read the story of a Connecticut grandmother who received electroshock treatments that possibly saved her life.

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