ECT is damaging to human beings…
When a therapy is found to be more damaging than helpful, should we as healthcare workers continue to participate or condone this treatment? I’ve never personally ever seen a patient who has gone under ECT doing better after their treatments. I’ve seen them say they feel better but they looked like zombies (flat affect, slow, pressured speech, slow gait,etc). I think it’s time for nurses to speak out against Electro-Convulsant Therapy. Read this article, then make a comment on what you think.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=59631