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In this video, expert doctors discuss Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy (or ECT), which in the 1960s was associated with social stigma and inhumane treatment of patients which resulted in broken bones. However, in the modern medical context it is administered with the use of medications to paralyze the muscles and avoid any injuries to the patient, who is carefully monitored by an anesthesiologist. It may be advocated as an alternative to medications.