Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A Greater Manchester mental health chief has defended the use of a controversial treatment which involves running an electrical current through patients' brains.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - formerly known as 'shock' or 'electroshock' therapy - has been used since the 1930s but is now being heavily criticised by experts who question the evidence behind it.
In modern cases, the treatment is generally used for patients with severe depression and it is believed that causing a surge of activity within someone's brain can relieve serious symptoms.
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