PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Electroconvulsive therapy can be a highly effective psychiatric treatment for severe mental health conditions, but it also carries with it a stigma, and in some places, barriers to access.
In this week’s issue, Willamette Week dives into the story of one woman in Portland and how this misunderstood treatment might be her last hope.
But she can’t get it here.
For more on this week’s cover story, KATU was joined by Willamette Week reporter Andrew Schwartz.
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