That option would give ECT devices a pass and ensure that they remain available to doctors.

CNN: FDA mulls future of electroshock therapy

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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for ECT, which the report stressed as being of key importance.

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The FDA's official decision will not be made for at least a year, and doctors can continue to use ECT devices in the interim.

CNN: FDA panel deems electroshock devices high risk

On Friday, a majority of experts on the panel expressed support for classifying ECT devices as high risk for the treatment of depression and several other conditions.

CNN: FDA panel deems electroshock devices high risk

For decades psychiatrists have used shock therapy to treat cases of depression that haven't been helped by antidepressant medications, and in recent years the treatment -- now known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) -- has experienced something of a revival.

CNN: FDA mulls future of electroshock therapy

On Thursday, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel will meet to consider whether the machines used in ECT should be more tightly regulated than they are now.

CNN: FDA mulls future of electroshock therapy