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Suicide risk in bipolar patients can be significantly reduced by Electroconvulsive therapy – Hindustan Times
People suffering from bipolar disorder, or the mental illness where patients exhibit emotional instability, are at a high-risk of suicide but a recent study has revealed that Electroconvulsive Therapy is significantly effective in reducing its chances
One of the largest ever studies of patients with untreatable bipolar disorder has shown that ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) was able to reduce suicide risk by 84 per cent in high-risk patients, as well as giving effective treatment to around 72 per cent of sufferers.
Bipolar disorder, among the most common mental health disorders where patients exhibit emotional instability and may experience very severe mood swings. It affects around 1 per cent of Europeans, meaning that approximately 5 milli…
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