Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series)

Lover's Leap (1995)

Karen Hensel: Shelia Silver's Doctor

Quotes 

• Shelia Silver's Doctor : When drug therapies do not work, we have to look for alternative approaches.

  Mel Silver : Like what?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : Given her age, her physical health and her history, my recommondation would be a short course on of low-level electroconvulsive therapy.

  David Silver : What? You mean electric shock treatments?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : It may sound barbaric, but we know a lot more about ECT then we used to, and I have to tell you that we have had some terrific results.

  Mel Silver : Isn't this a little extreme?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : Actually, no. She's not coming out of this depression and her current medication is not helping in any dosage. This may help.

  David Silver : Come on, Dad. You can't let them do this.

  Mel Silver : David.

  [to the doctor] 

  Mel Silver : What exactly is involved?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : First we sedate her with a heavy dose of muscle relaxants. Then, through electrodes attached to her skull, we administer brief pulses of low-voltage electrical current. No more then that would make a 100-watt lightbulb flicker for just a second.

  Mel Silver : And what are the side effects?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : There maybe be some short-term memory loss. Studies show that most missing memory returns within six months. I also must tell you that there's a mortality rate: one in 20,000.

  David Silver : You mean she could die?

  Shelia Silver's Doctor : For someone as depressed as your mother, there's a lot greater chance that without this therapy, she will attempt suicide again... and succeed.