The following links are provided to help you obtain additional information about ECT.

American Psychiatric Association Public Information
This is general information on ECT from the APA. It provides a good overview. 

American Psychiatric Association Task Force Report on ECT.
This is a brief overview of the report and ordering information. 

General Information on ECT 
Outline form with facts and questions 

Mayo Clinic – Electroconvulsive Therapy: Treating severe depression
Good Overview

Mayo Clinic – ECT: One woman’s journey
This is a brief video

Surgeon General's Report
Recent report by the Surgeon General on Mental Health includes information on ECT

ECT On-Line
A comprehensive web site from Great Britain.

American Academy of Family Physicians
Information on ECT from Family Physicians

Somatics, Inc.
An ECT Fact Sheet from a manufacturer's of ECT devices

Pediatric ECT
A brief article by Max Fink, M.D. discussing the use of ECT in children.

The Scottish ECT Audit Network
A comprehensive site from Scotland that may deal with issues that some of the other sites do not.
This also gives a perspective from another country.

ECT and PARKINSON's DISEASE:
This is a brief article describing the treatment of one patient.

History of ECT - Psychiatric Times February 2004
This article provided by Max Fink, M.D., the column editor, gives a historical perspective on ECT that address the question of why it is not used more frequently.