Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial depression treatment 

This controversy is well earned as:

• The electroshock devices used to generate seizures has never been FDA tested.
• The procedure itself is not standardized or regulated.
• Consent forms do not adequately inform patients of risks  before undergoing this procedure.
• ECT is still given to many by force or coercion and in some parts of the world, without anesthesia or muscle paralytics.
• ECT is given to vulnerable groups including pregnant women, veterans, the elderly, autistic, and children as young as 13.