One of the main reasons that the use of ect has declined since the 1950s, beyond the emergence of antidepressant drugs, is the loss of _________ that often follows the procedure. this loss is usually temporary but sometimes permanent.

Respuesta :

memory

Electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment where small electric currents triggers a small seizure with small electric currents. Memory loss is one of the side effects of ECT. Some patients may have difficulty recalling events that happened right before, in weeks or months before treatment or rarely, from previous years.