The Manhattan Project. This once classified photograph features the first atomic bomb â a weapon that atomic scientists had nicknamed Gadget.. The nuclear age began on July 16, 1945, when it was detonated in the New Mexico desert.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Guide. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure used to treat severe depression. It may be used in people who have symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, or suicidal thoughts or when other treatments such as psychotherapy and antidepressant medicines have not worked.CT is used for severe depression and other psychiatric or neurological conditions (such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia). Sometimes ECT is used for older adults who are taking multiple medicines for other illnesses and who are not able to take additional medicines for depression.
In some cases ECT is used: 1  During pregnancy, when medications can't be taken because they might harm the developing fetus. 2  In older adults who can't tolerate drug side effects. 3  In people who prefer ECT treatments over taking medications.  When ECT has been successful in the 1  past. Definition.  Risks.