Ivan is suffering from a severe episode of major depressive disorder. According to the biological methods, which of the following treatment approaches will be useful in reducing his symptoms in the short-run and provide rapid relief to the person's mood?A: PsychoanalysisB: Electroconvulsive therapyC: Cognitive-behavioral therapyD: Rational-emotive therapy

Some people are intolerant of drugs or medications or sometimes other theraphy may be tried on someone and fail to work on them ,in all these cases ECT is used.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, which uses common anesthesia, small electric currents are attached to one's brain so that they can induce a minor seizure.

ECT will result to changes that will alter the mental health symptoms which may have been an issue in that person.

ECT was feared before because it had some severe side effect due to the fact that before it was administered using high electricity doses without anesthesia. This would lead to severe issues such as fractured bones caused by the extreme electric shock.

Why it's done

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can reduce extreme symptoms of the the most persistent mental health disorders, such as:

- Severe depression,severe mania, and other many severe symptoms related to mental health conditions