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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure that induces a brief seizure by passing small electrical currents through the brain. It is done to treat conditions like severe depression, severe mania, catatonia, etc. ECT helps change brain chemistry, which reverses the symptoms of these mental illnesses.

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