Life After ECT: 2024 Year in Review
An end of year review for Life After ECT in 2024.
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January 5, 2025
Life After ECT 2023 End of Year Review
A end of year review for Life After ECT in 2023.
December 5, 2024
The Great ECT Power Myth: Douglas Cameron Reveals the Hidden Risks of Increased Electricity in Modern Devices
Does modern electroconvulsive therapy use less electricty than in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest era? Douglas G. Cameron’s work challenges common claims about Electroconvulsive Therapy, arguing that it causes lasting brain damage and memory loss, as he experienced firsthand. His recent works further reveal the increased risks from modern ECT devices and question the science behind convulsive therapy.
November 9, 2024
Disability Pride After ECT
After electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) left me brain damaged, I struggled with stigma and isolation. Finding the supportive disability rights community transformed my perspective of myself and the world of disability.
July 23, 2024
Memory Loss and Misdiagnosis: Kerry Hodgson’s ECT Experience and Call for Informed Consent
Kerry Hodgson lost nearly 20 years of memories due to 307 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments for severe depression. Despite doctors' assurances that the memory loss would be temporary, she still cannot recall significant events like her marriage and her children's milestones.
July 8, 2024
Two ways to protect yourself against forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
In this episode, we discuss forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and how you can protect yourself from it through Psychiatric Advance Directives and MindFreedom's Shield Program.
June 13, 2024