ECT: A method to the madness

The mechanism of action of electroconvulsive therapy remains elusive, so I am going to describe how ECT induces seizures, discuss the evidence that ECT is not just an elaborate placebo (or in other words, inducing the seizure is what results in the therapeutic benefit), and then briefly discuss some of the many proposed mechanisms by which it might work. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to [email protected]. References and readings (when available)...