The Efficacy of ECT & Mental Health treatment


	The Efficacy of ECT & Mental Health treatment

garygraye

7-28-2009 4:49 PM

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ect, electric shock, electroconvulsive, electroconvulsive therapy, mental health treatment, shock therapy, shock treatment

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Mental Health Campaigners hope these statistics help towards banning the use of ECT without consent and a total ban on its use for people under 16. The Royal College of Psychiatrists have expressed concern about the way the treatment is …

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