State records show
improper, excessive use of electroshock therapy in hospitals
1997 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
FORT WORTH (AP) - Electroshock therapy to ease depression was
improperly used by some hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,
according to a published report.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in Tuesday's editions that
hospitals gave some patients too many treatments, administered the
therapy despite patient refusals and performed inadequate medical
screenings.
The violations, which occurred in late 1995 and last year, were
uncovered by a random audit of hospital records by the state Health
Department and have been corrected, officials said.
Doctor's Hospital in Dallas gave two elderly, terminally ill
patients electroconvulsive therapy even though they were medically
unstable or would not benefit from the treatment, according to
Health Department records. Both died of medical complications within
two weeks of their last ECT.
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