Shock therapy used for depression touted as miracle?

Does this work for some? Sure. To say that it is some kind of miracle, leaving the impression it should be widely used again is not a good thing. The doctor even said he had to paralyze the patient to make sure she didn't hurt herself when her body reacted to the shocks. Let's hope rest of the blog world question this instead of just spreading the news. The last thing veterans need is to have this done on them again.

'Miracle' Treatment for Woman Battling Back From Depression
A local woman tells of a treatment that turned her life around.
Reporter: Rachelle Baillon

Posted Monday, July 11, 2011

MADISON--" I kept overdosing, medications just didn't really work for my depression and my post traumatic stress disorder," said Ava Martinez. "The last time i overdosed it was pretty significant overdose, I was unconscious for a couple days."

Martinez spent decades fighting crippling depression. But a few years ago she finally found a treatment that worked for her. "It's helped with my depression so much a year and a half ago I went off of Social Security disability," she said. "I'm working full time now."

Her new treatment is actually very old. It's called ECT.

"ECT is a treatment modality for treatment resistant depression that has been around for almost a hundred years now," said Dr. Tyler Rickers.
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Miracle Treatment for Woman Battling Back From Depression