Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, is often portrayed in movies and pop culture as a cruel or abusive treatment. However modern day ECT is far from the stereotypes. The process is done carefully, and studies have found it has a remission rate for treatment-resistant depression far higher than most medications. Join host Dr Justin Clark as he and his guests dispel the myths around ECT on this Line One.
HOST: Dr. Justin Clark
GUESTS:
- Dr Matthew Huckabee, DO – Electroconvulsive Therapies Program Medical Director, Providence Alaska Medical Center
- Jennifer Hazen RN, PMHN-BC – Electroconvulsive Therapies Program Coordinator, Providence Alaska Medical Center
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LIVEÂ BROADCAST:Â Wednesday, September 11, at 10 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST:Â Wednesday, September 11, at 8 p.m. AKDT
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- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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