# The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Helen M. Farrell
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_m_farrell_the_truth_about_electroconvulsive_therapy_ect)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1982, a young nurse was suffering from severe, unrelenting depression. She couldn't work, socialize or concentrate. One controversial treatment changed everything: after two courses of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) her symptoms lifted. So what exactly is electroconvulsive therapy and why is it so stigmatized? Helen M. Farrell details the history and evolution of ECT. \[Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott\].

## Lectures

1. [The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/helen_m_farrell_the_truth_about_electroconvulsive_therapy_ect/cd320a3f03d8), 5 min (TED's player)