Woman finds depression relief with electroconvulsive therapy

Sylvie Sallquist has struggled with severe depression and anxiety since she was a child, and this is her latest attempt to find relief.

ECT - or electroconvulsive therapy - sends electric currents through the brain, essentially rewiring to better control mood and emotions. The patient goes under general anesthesia, and the currents provoke a seizure. The seizure lasts less than a minute, providing a burst of electrical activity.

Dr. Randall Espinoza is the Medical Director of the Center for Neuromodulation at UW Medical Center – Northwest. He said ECT is not only effective, but it's one of the safest treatments in all of medicine.
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