Electroconvulsive therapy is a controversial Procedure
There are many reasons for this:
- The devices used to cause seizures have never been tested by the FDA for safety or efficacy
- ECT treatment is not standardized or regulated
- 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)
- Consent forms don’t warn people considering ECT of all major risks
- People injured by ECT are not given proper testing or rehabilitation
- Many are still given ECT by coercion or force
- ECT is given to groups considered vulnerable, including pregnant women, veterans, the elderly, prison inmates, and autistic people, teens and in some cases young children
Our Mission
- Educate the public of all ECT’s immediate and long-term risks
- Help those injured by ECT access comprehensive testing and rehabilitation
- Help injured patients report their injuries to the FDA
- Help families impacted by ECT injury understand and support their loved ones
- Provide a place for those injured to be heard
- Support electrical injury research
Audit ECT
The audit ECT campaign is a petition advocating for safety measures to be put in place for electroconvulsive therapy patients. This includes things like informed consent, testing, and rehabilitation. Learn more
About us
We are a group of concerned former ECT recipients, patient safety activists, and allies from various medical & mental health fields.
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Latest Posts
- The Childhood Bipolar Cage
- Atze Akkerman and Elizabeth Akkerivian v. Mecta Corp
- Misrepresentation in research on the Safety of ECT
- Discounted grocery delivery programs offer convenience and savings to people disabled by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- ‘The Great Oblivion’—An Autoethnographic Depiction of Social and Personal Recovery After Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT)
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- ECT Ireland (3)
- ECT Litigation (12)
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- ECT Research (39)
- ECT Side Effects & Risks (37)
- ECT Stories (25)
- ECT UK (11)
- FDA (32)
- FDA – 2009 (24)
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- Forced ECT (6)
- General (1)
- General Research (2)
- Lake Alice (1)
- Life After ECT Videos (2)
- Petition Updates (3)
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- Tips & Resources for Life After ECT (8)
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Report your injuries to the FDA
Learn how to report ECT side effects to the FDA.