Standard of Treatment or cruel and unusual punishment is the question. What used to be called electroshock or electric shock treatment (EST) is now usually called electroconvulsive therapy, often abbreviated ECT. The term is misleading, because ECT is not a form of therapy, despite the claims of its supporters. ECT causes brain damage, memory [...]
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Shock Therapy: Standard of Treatment or Cruel and Unusual Punishment is The Question?
Posted on 13 April 2012.
Posted in DSM-IV Notes, Education, Female Depression, Male Depression, medication management, Medicine, Mental Health, Suicide, Top Featured, Treatments, UncategorizedComments (0)
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