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SIC // Electroshock Treatment Underused in Portuguese Hospitals
Manuel Gonçalves Pinho explained in an interview with SIC that electroconvulsive therapy is effective and indicated in certain cases, despite the stigma that is still associated with it. The researcher from CINTESIS - Center for [...]
Lusa // Electroshock Treatment Still Underused, Despite Being Safe and Effective
A study by CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, from the Faculty of Medicine of Porto (FMUP) and the Tâmega e Sousa Hospital Center (CHTS) has evaluated, for the first time, the [...]
Electroshock Treatment Still Underused, Despite Being Safe and Effective
Portugal is treating few people with psychiatric illness using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), popularly known as "electroshock", when compared to other European countries. An investigation by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), [...]