The Guardian reported on November 8, 2026, that American journalist Ted Scheinman said electroconvulsive therapy, known as ECT, helped him break through a depression he has experienced since early childhood. The newspaper's account, written by Paula Cocozza, is available as The Guardian's profile of Ted Scheinman and his depression.
According to The Guardian's summary, Scheinman has been troubled since the age of three. By age 35, the summary said, he regarded himself as “the lowest piece of dirt on the Earth,” and neither therapy nor drugs appeared to help him. The summary frames these years as the background to the treatment he later tried.
Scheinman can date the origin of his depression precisely, the summary said, to a day at a fair when he was three years old. He returned to his home in upstate New York holding a Batman toy, and The Guardian presents that memory as the starting point of his struggle.
The Guardian's headline states that Scheinman finally broke through his depression, and the summary says the account turns on one treatment he had not yet tried. The headline identifies that treatment as ECT. The excerpt available to The American Centinel ends before giving details on how the treatment was carried out, how long it lasted, or what followed for him.
This report draws only on the headline and summary of The Guardian's article, which was published on November 8, 2026. Neither includes independent comment from doctors or other medical experts, and the summary does not say whether Scheinman's improvement has continued over time.