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"Cognitive impairment" after ECT treatment for depression
added: Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Spanish scientists have discovered that depressive patients appear to suffer cognitive dysfunction during maintenance treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (M-ECT).A small study published in the journal Psychological Medicine found that depressed patients receiving this treatment experienced impairments in both short-term memory and frontal function.
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UK ECT case halted
added: Tuesday, February 18, 2003

A High Court test case examining the legality of forcing severely depressed patients to have electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been halted by a judge. It was decided the case could go no further after it was revealed the woman at its centre, known only as K, had improved and no longer needed the treatment.
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UK High Court to decide fate of forced electroshock
added: Monday, February 17, 2003

Doctors' powers to force severely depressed patients to have eloctroconvulsive therapy (ECT) will be reviewed by a High Court judge this week.
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Fighting postpartum depression: Descent into darkness
added: Sunday, February 16, 2003

The mothers are searching for their daughters. They are always searching for their daughters, even though their daughters have been dead for more than a year now.
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Scary Stories: Lou Reed
added: Friday, February 14, 2003

Lou Reed talks about his latest walk on the wild side - a musical exploration of the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.
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New Zealand ECT Review
added: Friday, February 14, 2003

ECT Review Needed Says Committee: A Parliamentary select committee has concluded a comprehensive review is needed of the safety of electro-convulsive therapy in New Zealand.
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Kentucky Advanced Directives Bill
added: Friday, February 14, 2003

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Kentuckians would be entitled to sign an advance directive indicating what kinds of mental health treatment they prefer, under House Bill 99, approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee yesterday. The bill allows people with mental health conditions to voice their feelings on certain treatments, choose whether they want electroconvulsive or "shock" therapy, and designate someone to make sure their wishes are carried out when they show up for treatment in a crisis, said Sheila Schuster, director of the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition.
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Committee fails to vote on restricting electroshock therapy
added: Friday, February 14, 2003

A bill that would have banned those under the age of 18 and pregnant women from electroshock therapy was heard by a Utah House committee, which decided not to vote on the legislation.
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Utah HB 109
added: Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Utah HB109 needs your support! Would require data reporting, informed consent, and more. Please take the time to read this crucial bill and contact the sponsoring representative, Rep. Katherine M. Bryson, with your thanks and support.

Mixed response for ECT guidance
added: Saturday, February 1, 2003

Mental health campaigners have welcomed provisional suggestions from government advisors on the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but say further changes are needed to strengthen patient rights. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published its final appraisal document on the use of ECT, which says doctors can use the treatment on individuals with severe depressive illness, catatonia or a prolonged severe manic episode.

Shock therapy becomes popular again
added: Sunday, January 12, 2003

Hear the words shock therapy and you might think of Hollywood movies depicting barbaric treatment of patients trapped in asylums. But shock therapy has come a long way. And now as physicians look for more aggressive ways to help patients with a persistent mental illness, a growing number are returning to this controversial therapy.

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