Multiple Choice
Marisa has attempted suicide twice in the last year due to severe depression that is not responding to antidepressants.Her psychiatrist has recommended electroconvulsive therapy,which involves
A) a brief electric current through the brain of an anesthetized patient.
B) repeated pulses surge through a magnetic coil held close to a person's skull.
C) injecting the patient with insulin or another chemical that induces a seizure.
D) the surgical implantation of a device in the chest wall that delivers intermittent electrical stimulation to the brainstem.
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