From the Gordon Elliot Talkshow, clips from ECT patients and MDs. You will need the Vivo plugin to view these (available for free download, link on next page)

The USA Today series on ECT. This informative series, from December 1995, was the result of four months of investigation into ECT. It's an excellent look into not only the medical viewpoint, but the politics surrounding the procedure.

From the Washington Post (9/24/96) - a hard-hitting article on electroshock. This article, by Sandra Boodman, attacks the issues head on. A must read! And follow-up letters!

And from theRiverfront Times, another article on ECT, politics and memory loss. RFT is an alternative paper in St. Louis.

An interesting article from Dr. John Grohol's pages on why the media promotes ECT. Grohol's pages are excellent.

This Associated Press article reads like a puff piece from the public relations department. But if you want to read a happily ever after story, this is the one to read. (No wonder I used to work for UPI, and not AP...heheh)

"The Return of the Electrical Monster" looks at the negative side of ECT.

Called `barbaric' by some, a `miracle' cure by others. From Newsday.

And another article, this one from the Tampa Tribune.

Lucille Austwick didn't want shock treatment, so they took her to court to force it. This transcript of National Public Radio gets into the issue.

Lasting effects of ECT
A four-part series from Ontario, Canada , on the lingering effects of ECT.

From the UK
Patients and researchers voice their concerns about ECT, Parliamentary Leader agrees to meet and discuss.

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