“The tenets of the Nuremberg Code were not meant only for Nazis. If Nazis presented the only danger to people being used for medical experiments, eliminating the Nazis would have solved our problems. The Nuremberg Code was written to guide all of us, because good intentions are not enough.”
The America Psychiatric Association (APA) advocated against mandatory neuropsychological testing in the 2016 ECT device reclassification.
Medical researchers who do experiments on humans sometimes break the law, but they don’t usually get in trouble for it. Other people who physically harm or trick others are usually punished by being convicted of assault, fraud, or homicide. But researchers seem to be able to get away with their crimes.
ECT survivor activist and author Linda Andre talks about her book, Doctors of Deception, What They Don't Want You to Know About Shock Treatment, with Madness Radio, 2009. Linda Andre…
Imaging research showing changes in brain functional connectivity following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Learn how “all medical procedures have risks” can be a strawman used to silence meaningful discussions of harms caused by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
“Our comprehensive review of the major strands of research on serotonin shows there is no convincing evidence that depression is associated with, or caused by, lower serotonin concentrations or activity.”
-Joanna Moncrieff, et al.
There many side effects to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This page covers common and lesser know risks that accompany the procedure.