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Shock : the Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Kitty Dukakis; Larry Tye is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Shock : the Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy about?

Kitty Dukakis has battled debilitating depression for more than twenty years. Coupled with drug and alcohol addictions that both hid and fueled her suffering, Kitty's despair was overwhelming. She tried every medication and treatment available; none worked for long. It wasn't until she tried electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, that she could reclaim her life. Kitty's dramatic first-person account of how ECT keeps her illness at bay is half the story of Shock. The other half, by award winning medical reporter Larry Tye, is an engrossing look at the science behind ECT and its dramatic yet subterranean comeback. This book presents a full picture of ECT, analyzing the treatment's risks along with its benefits. ECT, it turns out, is neither a panacea nor a scourge but a serious option for treating life threatening and disabling mental diseases, like depression, bipolar disorder, and others. Through Kitty Dukakis's moving narrative, and interviews with more than one hundred other ECT patients, Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy separates scare from promise, real complications from lurid headlines. In the process Shock offers practical guidance to prospective patients an

Who reads Shock : the Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy?

Author

Kitty Dukakis; Larry Tye

Publisher

Avery/The Penguin Group

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781583332658

Category

self-help

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Psychology, Medical

Rating

3.7 / 5 (59 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14