Anti-psychiatry activists respond to reports that use of ECT therapy is increasing
U.S. regulators are meeting this week, considering whether to “downgrade the risk classification of electroshock devices, reinforcing what many psychiatrists consider a deepening acceptance of electroshock in modern therapy.” Anti-shock advocates and survivors are speaking at the hearings of the FDA, providing their personal stories and experiences.
The Canadian Psychiatric Association last year issued its first position paper on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) since 1992, saying that ECT “should remain readily available as a treatment option.” (more…)