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How electroshock therapy changed me

Sherwin Nuland · TED

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About

Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. It's a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2001
Speaker
Sherwin Nuland
Year
2001
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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