Overview
- Paris Jackson publicly said she received nine electroconvulsive therapy sessions over three weeks after a severe, treatment‑resistant depressive crisis in which she came close to attempting suicide.
- She described the modern procedure as done under general anesthesia with medical precautions such as replacing metal piercings, using a mouth guard, and staff monitoring during the brief induced seizure.
- Jackson reported measurable improvement in her depression but said the course produced acute head pain after sessions and notable memory loss that affected daily life and relationships.
- She refused the idea of monthly maintenance ECT for life, explaining the side effects made indefinite treatments unacceptable even though the initial course helped her symptoms.
- Her account follows many prior interventions, including medications, DBT, EMDR, TMS, lidocaine injections and stays at multiple mental‑health facilities, and it contributes to public discussion about modern ECT as a last‑line, clinically supervised option.