ECT Offers Hope for Depression, Webinar Series Expands Care

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If you or someone you love is living with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), you’re not alone. An estimated 30 percent of people diagnosed with depression do not find adequate relief from antidepressants or traditional talk therapy alone. For many, that can feel discouraging - but there is hope.

One of the most effective treatments available today is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a highly advanced and carefully administered procedure that has helped countless individuals regain stability and quality of life. This May, community members can also learn more about ECT and other mental health treatments through an upcoming educational webinar series.

“ECT is the gold standard for TRD despite being highly stigmatized,” says Dr. Muhammad Ali Abbas, one of our webinar panelists. “There is no treatment available in psychiatry that helps the patient as quickly.”

ECT has come a long way since its early use in the 1950s. Today, it is a refined, evidence-based medical treatment performed under anesthesia with close monitoring by trained specialists. Our hospitals at Hackensack Meridian Health, including Carrier Clinic, Raritan Bay Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center, perform more than 5,000 ECT treatments each year, the highest volume in the state, demonstrating both expertise and trust in its effectiveness.

Learn more about ECT by clicking here.

To help individuals and families better understand options like ECT and the full spectrum of mental health care, we invite you to join our upcoming five-week free webinar series, Let’s Talk Mental Health.

This series will feature 11 expert behavioral health providers and cover a range of important topics, including adolescent mental health, understanding ECT and other neuromodulation treatments, addiction and recovery, women’s mental health and sports psychiatry for athletes at every level.

Each session is designed to provide practical, evidence-based insights across the continuum of care - helping you better understand mental health and support yourself and your loved ones. Whether you attend one session or all five, you’ll gain valuable knowledge and tools to make a difference.

Register for our free webinar series, Let’s Talk Mental Health.

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