Ect and the Elderly: Shocked for the Aged

Deborah Y. Liggan suffered her first bipolar depressive episode fourteen years ago.It came without warning, and the medication she was prescribed was useless. Only after attempting suicide did she receive electroconvulsive therapy, sometimes called shock therapy.Shed suffer several more bipolar episodes over the next ten years, but each time she was prepared. She knew what worked for her, and so s...