Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it.

"It works pretty well, studies show that 70 to 90 percent of people with severe depression who receive ECT experience an improvement in symptoms, and it happens a lot faster than with medication ...

Several years ago, Dr. McClintock and other UTSW researchers began investigating MST as an alternative to ECT. Previous studies have shown that while both have success in treating depression ...