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Why ECT recovery can trigger treatment guilt and inadequacy

My depression lifted after ECT but now I feel guilty that I needed something so extreme when other people manage with therapy and medication.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery through intensive means creates a story of personal failure rather than successful adaptation to severe illness.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with ECT and neurostimulation?”

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