Which of the following statements about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is FALSE?
A) One of the biggest drawbacks to ECT is that many patients have a relapse of depressive symptoms within a few months.
B) ECT reduces the symptoms of major depressive disorder in about 80 percent of patients who undergo the procedure.
C) ECT reduces symptoms of major depressive disorder by causing some brain damage and increasing the frequency of seizures.
D) In the modern use of ECT, the patient is usually given a short-acting anesthetic and muscle relaxants.
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