Experts have raised concerns about Australia’s use of involuntary ECT, but some are adamant about its impact on people with ...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial practice, with recent research finding harm, as well as a lack of efficacy and informed consent. A new A new international study finds most relatives ...
Last May, at the start of a court hearing conducted over Zoom, David Russell brought what he felt was a pressing matter to the judge's attention. "I had two friends that were going to testify on my ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A powerful appeal to end coercive psychiatric practices—such as forced electroshock and drugging—was made at the World Federation for Mental ...
The protest was organized by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a mental health industry watchdog that helped get electroshock treatment prohibited for use in minors in California in 1976.