(Answered) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) first developed in the 1930s, is perhaps the most — treatment to…

➤ What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and how has it changed since the 1930s?
ECT is a medical treatment that intentionally triggers a brief, controlled seizure to relieve severe psychiatric symptoms. First used in the 1930s without anesthesia, modern ECT uses general anesthesia, muscle relaxants, EEG monitoring, and refined pulse waveforms. These changes improved safety, reduced side effects, and increased clinical effectiveness for severe depression, mania, and catatonia.