Disability Pride After ECT
After electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) left me brain damamged, I struggled with stigma and isolation. Finding the supportive disability rights community transformed my perspective of myself and the world of disability.
After electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) left me brain damamged, I struggled with stigma and isolation. Finding the supportive disability rights community transformed my perspective of myself and the world of disability.
Kerry Hodgson lost nearly 20 years of memories due to 307 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments for severe depression. Despite doctors' assurances that the memory loss would be temporary, she still cannot recall significant events like her marriage and her children's milestones.
In this episode, we discuss forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and how you can protect yourself from it through Psychiatric Advance Directives and MindFreedom's Shield Program.
Life after being disabled by ECT can be tough financially, especially for those who may face "period poverty." In this post, we'll discuss what period poverty is and share tips to help save money on essential expenses.
Despite laws prohibiting it, the Central Institute of Psychiatry in India continues to give electroconvulsive therapy without anesthesia, raising ethical concerns about patient rights.
Despite claims that modern ECT is different from the portrayal in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," forced unmodified ECT is still happening globally.