E50: Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Most Effective Psychiatric Treatment

Today I talk about Electroconvulsive Therapy or ECT. This is the most effective treatment in psychiatry with effect sizes off the charts and comparable to treatments for other medical disorders. It's used a lot more than you probably think but not used enough. I'm no expert in ECT. I've done it under supervision, but I'm not certified in it. But that doesn't mean that I can't tell you all about its virtues. In this podcast that's what I'll do. I'll tell you about its effectiveness, how its done, what it can treat, and how to do a thorough medical review to make sure that a patient is safe to have it done. What I'll leave for the expert to explain is exactly how to perform it, but I think even if you practice ECT that you will learn a lot from this episode, so please have a listen!