From Loss to New Life: Post-Traumatic Growth After ECT
This post explores essential factors in recovering from ECT-related disability and highlights resources for common issues people may face.
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March 31, 2025
ECT Recovery Stories
A collection of stories exploring different aspects of ECT recovery.
March 30, 2025
Andy Luff’s Recovery Journey After ECT-Induced Brain Damage
Andy Luff faced significant challenges following the trauma of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and its impact on his memory and identity. Despite this, he began to rebuild his life, discovering new strengths and perspectives.
January 15, 2025
Long-Term Adverse Effects After Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): A Narrative Analysis Exploring People’s Experiences, Meaning-Making, and Coping
The study explores long-term effects of ECT in seven UK participants. They felt misinformed, noticed memory and cognitive issues, and experienced lasting losses. A lack of follow-up care worsened their struggles, highlighting the need for better support and further research.
December 10, 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
The Hidden Harms of Electroshock Therapy: A Womans Plea to the FDA – Docket #82P-0316
Theresa had 32 ECT sessions in 1989 and experienced severe memory loss, cognitive problems, and a decline in her quality of life. Her letter to the FDA (Docket #82P-0316) urges the FDA to keep the ECT device at class III.
March 21, 2024