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Are you trying to ban ECT? 

No, our goal is to improve patient safety through 

  • Full informed consent
  • Device safety testing required by the FDA
  • Standardization & regulation
  • Proper after-care for patients
  • Recognition and treatment for those injured 
  • Litigation 

Veiw full list of aims 

ECT saved my life!

We’re so glad you were helped! Please help others enjoy the same success by signing our petition. 

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Does electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) cause brain damage?

Device manufacturer Somatics LLC, state the following in a regulatory update:

 

 Other Resources on ECT Brain Damage 

  • Microstructural damage caused by electroconvulsive therapy 
  • Understanding Electrical Injury 
  • Memory and cognitive effects of ECT: informing and assessing patients† | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | Cambridge Core
  • Cognitive rehabilitation: assessment and treatment of persistent memory impairments following ECT | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | Cambridge Core
  • More studies 
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