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Old Nov 11, 2011, 12:22 PM
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jlock, ECT or Electro-Convulsive Therapy is used for severe depression in the U.S., depression that hasn't been able to be managed with meds. However, I've heard it can be the first-line treatment for bad depression in some other countries.