http://www.ect.org Information, statistics, support and discussion: electroconvulsive therapy, aka ECT, electroshock, shock treatment, shock therapy, EST Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:34:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What follows are the three most frequently asked questions sent via email: 1. Where can I find a facility that gives ECT? I don't have a master list of ECT providers. I am concerned, however, that you would be seeking out ECT on your own. It is unlikely that you would find ... http://www.ect.org/the-top-three-questions/ Opponents of electric-shock therapy are calling for a ban on its use in the elderly after a new study shows they are at increased risk of permanent brain damage. The Press (New Zealand) Feb 7 2007 By KAMALA HAYMAN The elderly, women and people with lower IQs are the most vulnerable to brain ... http://www.ect.org/little-merit-in-ect-us-study-finds/ ect.org note: This article is appearing in numerous publications and websites, so to avoid repeating the same information again and again, an ongoing list of publications will be posted below. ----------- Forbes Electroconvulsive Therapy Causes Permanent Amnesia and Cognitive Deficits, Prominent Researcher Admits 12.21.06, 3:38 PM ET NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a ... http://www.ect.org/electroconvulsive-therapy-causes-permanent-amnesia-and-cognitive-deficits/ by Linda Andre Director, CTIP The Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Community Settings NIMH-funded research study published in the January 2007 issue of Neuropsychopharmacology Author and primary investigator: Harold Sackeim Funding: NIMH grants #35636, Affective and Cognitive Consequences of ECT, funded since 1981 for a total of approximately ten million dollars so far (grant has ... http://www.ect.org/harold-sackeim-reverses-position-in-upcoming-study/ Memory and cognitive effects of ECT: informing and assessing patients Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2006), vol. 12, 228 238 Harold Robertson & Robin Pryor Abstract: Over the past few years electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has come under increased scrutiny in the UK, with the first systematic review of patients’ experiences and new national guidelines. Our ... http://www.ect.org/memory-and-cognitive-effects-of-ect/ We're a little late inducting Dev, so let's call him the 2007 Honoree, because the 2008 Honoree is right behind him in line, to be announced soon! Psychiatrist Davangere Devanand of Columbia University is dis-honored for his two faces: shock doctor and author of “The Memory Program,” a book on ... http://www.ect.org/welcome-our-newest-hall-of-shame-member-dr-davangere-dev-devanand/ “When science has a commercial basis, those who make a living out of one point of view seem much less likely to tolerate dissent than is normal in the rest of science.” (David Healy, from his 2004 book Let Them Eat Prozac) Once, just ... http://www.ect.org/book-review-shock-therapy-by-david-healy-edward-shorter-and-max-fink/ SHOCKED TACTICS CELTIC CONNECTIONS: WHEN MICHELLE SHOCKED PLAYS CELTIC CONNECTIONS NEXT MONTH SHE’LL PREACH RELIGION RATHER THAN REVOLUTION ... BUT FAITH HAS NOT DULLED HER ANGER BY ANDREW PURCELL Sunday Herald THERE'S ONLY two things you don't talk about in polite company - one is politics, the other is religion." Michelle Shocked delivers her ... http://www.ect.org/shocked-tactics-michelle-shocked/ Professor: 67 percent of elderly are depressed; ECT could be a "useful treatment" December 13, 2007 ‘ECT — most useful to treat depression’ Daily Times, Lahore Pakistan Staff Report LAHORE: Despite all myths and misconceptions, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) also known, as electric shock treatment, is most effective treatment to treat depression, said Dr Ashar Khan, ... http://www.ect.org/cure-for-pakistan-ect-on-elderly/ NZPA | Tuesday, 27 November 2007 A committee of MPs says electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) should only be used as a treatment of last resort. Under ECT, specialised medical equipment is used to induce an epileptic seizure by passing a small electrical current across the brain. Parliament's health ... http://www.ect.org/warning-against-overuse-of-shock-therapy-new-zealand/