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The Effects of ECT
Herbal Treatments for ECS-Induced Memory Deficits: A Review of Research and a Discussion on Animal Models
Participate in an ECT evaluation if you've experienced adverse effects
ECT Effects on Memory
ECT: II: Patients who Complain
Adverse Psychological Effects of ECT
Memory - Now Where Did I Put Those Keys?
SHOCK THERAPY... IT'S BACK
NAMI promotes misinformation
Voices From Within: A Study of ECT and Patient Perceptions
Time to Abandon Electroconvulsion as a Treatment in Modern Psychiatry
SHE WAS SHOCKED
Dr. John Breeding's Testimony to the NY State Assembly
ECT damage is easy to find if you look for it
Psychiatrists' views on ECT and brain damage
Dr. Sydney Samant on ECT
Can ECT Permanently Harm the Brain?
Psychopathology of Frontal Lobe Syndromes
Brain Damage and Memory Loss From ECT
An Intro to neuropsychological assessment
Electroshock as head injury
Brain scans and Charles Kellner
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ECT abolished in the Republic of Slovenia
is electroconvulsive therapy - ECT - a barbaric treatment for mental illness?
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What psychiatrists hate
No warnings before shock treatment
Reign of Error
NAMI Censorship
NAMI glue scandal keeps raising a stink! Dendrite News Release
The Shocking Truth
BC will investigate spike in electroshock treatments
Doctor's departure spotlights therapy
Riverview Report
Doctor fired after blowing whistle on electroshock excess
Psychiatrist loses license
Are Psychiatrists Betraying Their Patients?
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Wayne Lax - The Lost Years
Shock treatment survivor continues to speak out
Kenora man was 'high as a kite' cabbie
Timed Out
Kenora man takes to world stage -as 'psychiatric survivor'
Man leads crusade to reduce impaired driving
People behind the stories
Speak Out Against Shock
Psychiatric Survivor tackles road safety
Come back story an award winner
Terrible legacy of Lake Alice
Into the Darkness Into the Light
Electroconvulsive therapy's return stirs debate on use
A survivor battles to stop controversial shock therapy
Shock therapy: 'Ruined lives'
Families' Tragic Campaign
Undergoing treatment like being hit by a sledgehammer
Shocking treatment still torture for some
SHE WAS SHOCKED
USA Today Series on ECT
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Shock therapy patients to sue
Leeds man awarded half million pounds
Electric shock suit condemns hospital
A strange story of electroshock, shooting, and intent
Shock machine company pays up!
Woman says electric shock treatment destroyed her life
Shock treatment victim supports suit
Soldier sues
News from ect.org - Forced electroshock
What to do if you're facing forced electroshock/ECT
Involuntary and illegal electroshock in Michigan
Justice Hall Reserves Judgement in Forced Shock Case
Deciding competence - how the Paul Henri Thomas case points out the Catch-22 in our system
Paul Henri Thomas - Newsday
Report from NYC Protest on Forced Shock
Public Demonstration to be held June 26 in Brooklyn
Callous shock docs zap holes in people's lives
Angry Pol Would Rein In ZAP-HAPPY State Shock Docs
Dad's Rights Zapped by the Shock Docs
Electroshock turns Hillside to Hellside
Family Up in Arms over Psych-Hosp Zap Therapy
Mom in Tears as docs "treat" her captive son
The Rosa Parks of Electroshock - Lucille Austwick
Octogenarian May Be Forced to Undergo Shock Treatment
Mother Launches Appeal
Michelle Shocked survives her share of jolts
Why so many women are still coerced into electroconvulsive therapy
News from ect.org - Trends in ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy's return stirs debate on use
American psychiatrist calls shock 'barbaric'
Debate still rages over electric shock treatments
Managed Care and ECT
Documents reveal failures
Electric shock therapy 'not up to scratch'
Shock Treatment to be Unplugged?
New figures show doctors give 1,300 ECT treatments every week
Electroshock comeback raises tough questions
Shock Therapy cuts hospital costs
Use of shock to control prisoners in Uruguay
Now psychiatrists admit: shock therapy can kill!
Woman sets record for shock treatment
News from ect.org - legislative updates
Testimony of Leonard Roy Frank
Testimony of Linda Andre, Director of Committee for Truth in Psychiatry
Testimony from Anne Krauss
TESTIMONY OF JOHN M. FRIEDBERG, M.D., NEUROLOGIST
Testimony of Anna Szyszko
Press statement from Anna Szyszko
Luster Press Release
From the Luster Press Packet
ECT practices in the community
Summary of written comments by Mental Hygiene Legal Services
July 18, 2001 New York Hearings on ECT
Callous shock docs zap holes in people's lives
Angry Pol Would Rein In ZAP-HAPPY State Shock Docs
Dad's Rights Zapped by the Shock Docs
Electroshock turns Hillside to Hellside
Electroconvulsive therapy's return stirs debate on use
Missouri Reporting Law - Sen. Betty Sims says it's too controversial
New Hampshire HB406 - prohibiting ECT on children under age 16
State faults area hospitals in use of shock treatments
Southwest Memorial cited for shock treatment lapses
Accused MHMR director quits
Bill sought to ban ECT
Bill seeks to ban ECT
Records show improper use
Shock therapy scrutinzed in wake of woman's death
Hospital Pulls Plug
Patient believes ECT caused problems
Senate passes watered down bill
Vermont bill passes House
Italy is Setting Precedent for Banning Electroshock Treatment
Electroconvulsive therapy is restricted in Italy
Protestors call for a ban on electroshock
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Shock treatment's return to Nigara provokes range of intense emotions
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Into the Darkness Into the Light
Electric shock treatment
The Shocking Truth
USA Today Series on ECT
SHOCK THERAPY... IT'S BACK
Lost Memories
A Kinder, Gentler ECT
New Look at an Old Therapy
Electroshock therapy revised
Called `barbaric' by some, a `miracle' cure by others
Despite Infamy, Shock Therapy Makes a Comeback
Shock therapy debate
Taking the shock out of electroshock
Return of the electrical monster
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Shock death in Australia
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About CTIP - The Committee for Truth in Psychiatry
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The Saga of Dr. EvilSims, plus Mac Sims skins, tips and tutorial
Overcoming the Impossible
Effective Mood Stabilization With a Chelated Mineral Supplement
Do Vitamins or Minerals (Apart From Lithium) Have Mood-Stabilizing Effects?
Herbal Treatments for ECS-Induced Memory Deficits: A Review of Research and a Discussion on Animal Models
Goggles
Fish oil found to ease manic depression
Prozac of the sea
Fats for mental health
Pathway to health
Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Bipolar Disorder
SAME
Healing any doubts over 'natural' therapy
Insight meditation found to relieve psoriasis, anxiety
Acupuncture can work, and it's not just wishful thinking
Patient, Heal Thyself