# How electroshock therapy changed me

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2001
- Speaker: Sherwin Nuland
- Year: 2001
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/sherwin_nuland_how_electroshock_therapy_changed_me)
- 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)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How electroshock therapy changed me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sherwin_nuland_how_electroshock_therapy_changed_me/bd95c9a6d87b), 23 min (TED's player)