 [ Symptoms ] how bad do the symptoms of depression have to be to get ect electro convulsive therapy treatments [ Disease ] ect is generally performed by a psychiatrist at a hospital you can have your general doc or your psychiatrist refer you to an ect expert psychiatrist they meet you go over info about ect and set it up if you are a good candidate it is a bona fide and good treatment for certain individuals it is no longer barbaric with patients thrashing around having full body seizures basically you are under anesthesia and your brain has a seizure and your body does not info about side effects are noted on the link noted other links www acnp orgg4gn40100010<negative_smiley>default htm for those who like medical jargon www nami orgcontentnavigationmenuadvocate_magazinee newsletter20065gma_transcript htm for those who like stories