Lisa Poppe’s sister Jill, diagnosed with schizophrenia, spent decades in Missouri’s flawed mental health system. After their father’s death, state guardianship placed Jill in a nursing home where electroconvulsive therapy caused memory loss and aggression, highlighting systemic issues affecting thousands.
David Russel is once again facing forced electroshock treatment. The is an update on his situation and how you can help.
David Russell is an involuntarily committed patient at the Mayo Clinic, who has been subjected to forced electroshock therapy (ECT) against his will. The following is an email written on his behalf.
Despite claims that modern ECT is different from the portrayal in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," forced unmodified ECT is still happening globally.
One man shares how cancer treatment led to heavy psychiatric drugging and forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT.)
Victoria coroner calls for review of guidelines after the preventable death of forced ECT patient Gerard Helliar. In nearly 20 years fighting mental illness, Gerard…