Thursday, December 20, 2012

Electroconvulsive therapy is a life-saving medical procedure for depression

Last week the Toronto Star published "Shock: An investigation into the startling comeback of electroconvulsive therapy." Describing ECT as "a brute force assault on the brain" and an "electrical lobotomy," the authors painted a very worrisome picture in which the use of ECT in Ontario had grown at an alarming rate and without proper oversight.

URL: http://www.topix.com/health/depression/2012/12/electroconvulsive-therapy-is-a-life-saving-medical-procedure-for-depression?fromrss=1

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