Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 17

If antidepressant drugs fail to treat major depression, the treatment of last resort involves placing electrodes on the skull and administering a mild electric current that passes through the brain and causes a seizure. This treatment is called (a) _____ therapy. A potentially serious side effect of this treatment is impairment or deficits in (b) _____, which usually affects events experienced during the weeks of treatment as well as events before and after treatment. However, following ECT treatment, there is a gradual improvement in memory functions.