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NPR Airs a Documentary on ECT and Bi-Polar Disorder at UIC

National Public Radio 'All Things Considered' aired a documentary on a UIC Bi-polar patient on January 7, 2002. Jack Krasuski, M.D., is featured in the documentary about the benefits of electroconvulsive therapy. In the documentary, "Rob McGruder's ECT Odyssey," Chicago resident Rob McGruder tells of his lifelong battle with bi-polar disorder and how ECT has repeatedly saved his life. Magruder is a patient of Dr. Krasuski and Philip Janicak, M.D..

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Rob McGruder's ECT Odyssey
Independent producer Dan Collison presents the story of Rob McGruder, a 45-year-old man with bi-polar disorder. His frequent depression has seriously affected his life. He has attempted suicide three times, married three times, and found himself homeless. He says Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, saved his life. ECT is controversial. It has often been called "electro-shock" therapy and has sometimes been portrayed as akin to torture. In this piece, McGruder narrates his own progress in trying to break through and manage his depression, using ECT. (22:00)