ECT

Electroconvulsive therapy side effects

Known side effects Psychiatry has been hesitant in providing a full account of possible side effects from electroconvulsive therapy and so they are given here.… Read More »Electroconvulsive therapy side effects

Another ECT myth debunked, again

A 2022 study finds no protection against suicide 30 days after ECT treatment and worse, a 30% increased risk of suicide in the following year.… Read More »Another ECT myth debunked, again

ECT psychs aren’t telling patients the truth

ECT psychiatrists and device manufacturers aren’t telling patients the truth about ECT side effects and this is now resulting in legal consequences Still pushing marketing over science

ECT: Is this the best you can do?

ECT is neither ‘completely safe’ nor ‘completely effective’. It is estimated that the use of ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) in the USA alone provides around 1.8… Read More »ECT: Is this the best you can do?

ECT: At least the pigs stopped screaming

In 1938 the first use of ECT on a human being occurred in Rome, Italy. This act was done by neurologist Ugo Cerletti and his student… Read More »ECT: At least the pigs stopped screaming

Michelle Himes v Somatics llc – suit against ECT machine manufacturer

Anna is a childhood psychiatric drug and a teenage electroshock survivor. She founded Life After ECT to ensure people injured by electroconvulsive therapy have easy access to resources that can help them understand their injuries and find a path to recovery.

Electroconvulsive therapy: ‘I have no memory of a year of my life’

BBC NEWS. “It’s very difficult to talk about because I have very little memory of this period,” she said. “There are huge gaps around things… Read More »Electroconvulsive therapy: ‘I have no memory of a year of my life’

Statement of Gloria Barr for Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit hearing

Ms Barr gives evidence about her perspectives on the Lake Alice staff, the use of electroconvulsive therapy without anaesthetic on children and her experiences while working in the Child and Adolescent Unit.

NZ Government Guilty of Torture – A Nations Shame – extended cut Newshub expose’

The extended cut version of New Zealand National Shame for the inactions leaving all of the victims of Lake Alice and other State run and… Read More »NZ Government Guilty of Torture – A Nations Shame – extended cut Newshub expose’

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) – Does the Evidence From Clinical Trials Justify its Continued Use?

JOHN READ and IRVING KIRSCH This week on Mad In America Radio we turn our attention to electroconvulsive therapy (known as electroshock in the US).… Read More »Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) – Does the Evidence From Clinical Trials Justify its Continued Use?