Terrifying History on Instagram: "Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a medical procedure in which a carefully controlled electrical current is passed through the brain to induce a brief, generalized seizure. It is performed under general anesthesia and with the use of muscle relaxants, ensuring the patient is unconscious and experiences no pain or physical convulsions during the treatment. First developed in the 1930s, early ECT was indeed a crude and often frightening procedure, administered wi