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Electroconvulsive Therapy, aliases ECT, is often portrayed successful movies and popular civilization arsenic a sadistic aliases abusive treatment. However modern time ECT is acold from nan stereotypes. The process is done carefully, and studies person recovered it has a remission complaint for treatment-resistant slump acold higher than astir medications. Join big Dr Justin Clark arsenic he and his guests dispel nan myths astir ECT connected 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

RESOURCES:

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy | Providence Alaska Medical Center

LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 11, astatine 10 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 11, astatine 8 p.m. AKDT

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