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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial treatment 

This controversy is well earned as:

• The electroshock devices used to generate seizures have never been FDA safety tested for safety or efficacy
• ECT treatment is not standardized or regulated
• Consent forms do not fully inform patients of risks before undergoing treatment
• Many are still given ECT by coercion or force 
• No one who administers ECT is required to understand pathophysiology of repeated exposure to high (bipolar-pulsed) electric fields nor do they have training in Physics to distinguish between ECT settings (pulsed electric fields)
• In some countries ECT is still given without anesthesia or muscle paralytics
• ECT is given to vulnerable groups including pregnant women, veterans, the elderly, prison inmates, autistic, and children 13 and younger
• Injured ECT recipients are not given proper testing or rehabilitation