ECT Stories

Documents from the Atze Akkerman and Elizabeth Akkerivian v. Mecta Corp case, 2004.

This article discusses the challenges faced by individuals with cognitive disabilities after undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The author draws on personal experiences and research to highlight issues such as societal…

One man shares how cancer treatment led to heavy psychiatric drugging and forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT.)

In this video, I talk about five of the many things I wish I had known before ECT.

A post dedicated to Lake Alice survivors; a psychiactric institution where children were given ECT as a form of abuse.

Exerpts from ECT recipeints submissions the 1990 FDA dockets.

Mike suffered devastating cognitive side effects from ECT doctors won't recognize and his friends and family can't understand.

I often get asked if electroconvulsive therapy can erase bad memories. I made this video to answer that question by sharing my experience with traumatic memories before and after shock…

Healthcare providers perspectives dominate electroconvulsive therapy literature. This study emphasizes on the importance and validity of storytelling from the patient perspective, with a focus on the female experience.

Chris Young, host of Walk a Mile in my Shoes Podcast, interviews ECT survivor Andy Luff and his partner, Jill Davies.

Seven years ago, I was administered electric shock treatment for a disorder I later learnt I didn’t have. Not only was it the most traumatic and evidently unnecessary experience of…

In part 3, electroshock survivor Lisa Morrison shares her insights women, ECT and the mental health system as well as what can be done to improve circumstances for patients and…

Lisa Morrison explores how the currently medical system failed to correctly diagnose and and treat her CPTSD. She shares insights on how trauma informed care can benefit individuals in crisis…

The following 3-part blog arose after agreeing to be interviewed about my experiences of receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) by the BBC NI. The purpose is to share my views, experiences…

This video explains what it feels like to suffer from brain injury caused by ECT, a procedure that I was consented to be relatively safe.

Marissa, a student in San Diego State University's Rehabilitation Counseling Master's program who chose to specialize in the Cognitive Certificate, interviewed me as part of her class project about barriers…

This guest audio is from the Emotional Self Reliance Podcast, Sarah Hancock and her friend, Greg Threadgold have both had electroconvulsive therapy with remarkably different outcomes. In this episode they…

I think I just want people to know is that no matter how hard things get, its not worth giving up your memories and forgetting a part of who you…

history of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the science of electrical injury, and her experience with misdiagnosis, overmedication, excessive involuntary ECT, and current struggles to access comprehensive assessments, medical care and rehabilitation…

Former pediatrician Susan Cunliffe speaks candidly about her experience being injured by ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) with Medical Errors Podcast.

A short documentary of lawyer and activist, Ted Chabasinski's experience being incarcerated at Bellevue Hospital as a child and given ECT

Andy Luff went to a psychiatrist for help with autism/SPD symptoms. He was given ECT and suffered permanent brain damage as a result.

I want my story to serve as a warning to anyone who is considering ECT. I understand what it’s like to live with severe depression and to feel like you…

What I’m trying to get across is that it’s not easy, but it isn’t all bad news, there can be life after ECT, moments of joy as well as sorrow,…