In a survey of British electroconvulsive therapy patients, published last year, one in three reported persistent memory problems following the treatment. Many patients also reported feeling conflicted about the experience.
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In a deal similar to its merger with Saugusbank last year, Peabody-based North Shore Bank has announced plans to grow by merging with a small mutual savings bank: Merrimac Savings Bank. Merrimac has $73 million in assets and two full-service locations, in Merrimac, Massachusetts, and in Newton, New Hampshire, plus an ATM in Plaistow, New Hampshire. North Shore Bank has $680 million in assets and 10 locations in Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, Middleton and Saugus. With the merger, the name of the combined banks will be North Shore Bank, putting an end to Merrimac Savings Bank, which has been around for about 144 years. No branch closings or layoffs are anticipated, the heads of both banks said, though some Merrimac Savings employees may not want to commute to Peabody.