Victor Received ECT for His Severe Depression

question 189

Multiple Choice

Victor received ECT for his severe depression.He is experiencing memory loss for the events before and after the treatment.What can be reasonably expected with regard to his loss of memory?

• A) Those memories are lost forever.
• B) His memory will deteriorate with more treatments and the loss will be permanent.
• C) It is not known what will happen, since Victor's problem with memory loss is very rare.
• D) He will show gradual improvement and his memory will likely return to normal.

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