SIDE EFFECTS

ELECTROSHOCK (ECT)

A call to action . . .Draft Surgeon General’s Report endorses ECT despite evidence of its dangers (contains some stats)   http://www.ect.org/resources/surgeongeneral/rebuttal.html

American Food and Administration Announces Electroshock may cause Brain Damage and Permanent Memory Loss http://www.banshock.org/

BBC News: Electric shock therapy 'not up to scratch'   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/health/295597.stm

Bilateral and Unilateral ECT: Effects on Verbal and Nonverbal Memory    http://www.ect.org/bilateral-and-unilateral-ect-effects-on-verbal-and-nonverbal-memory/

The Brain Changes Associated with Electrical Shock Treatment: A Critical Review   http://breggin.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40

Brain Damage and Memory Loss from ECT http://www.ect.org/effects/testimony.html

Comments on Brain Damage and Memory Loss from Electroconvulsive Shock   http://retina.anatomy.upenn.edu/pdfiles/Oct2002NYC.pdf

Current & recent news about ECT   http://www.ect.org/category/news/

The Dangers of Electroconvulsive Therapy   http://breggin.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40

DEPRESSION IS A SYMPTOM NOT A DISEASE     http://www.blockcenter.com/ADD_ADHD/Depression.html

Disturbing news for patients and shock docs alike   http://breggin.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=162

ECT and Human Memory ---Recent MEDLINE Citations    http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.ect.memory.html

ECT News - In the Headlines   http://www.ect.org/news/headlines.html

ECT.ORG (contains extensive information)   http://www.ect.org

ECT Statistics   http://www.ect.org/resources/stats.html

Effects of ECT (Memory Loss and Brain Damage)   http://www.ect.org/effects.shtml

Electroconvulsive therapy causes memory loss, say patients   http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1126227

Electroencephalography (EEG and Electroconvulsive Shock) http://www.idiom.com/~drjohn/ecteeg.html

Electroshock   http://www.garynull.com/Documents/ECT/electroshock.htm

Electroshock As Head Injury   http://www.ect.org/effects/headinjury.html

Electroshock (contains some history of adverse effects and references) http://www.idiom.com/~drjohn/ect.html

Electroshock: , Brain Damage, Memory Loss, and Brainwashing   http://www.academicarmageddon.co.uk/library/frank.htm

Electroshocking Elderly People:Another Psychiatric Abuse   http://www.ect.org/resources/elderly.html

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NY Assembly Report on ECT   http://www.survivorlink.org/electroshock/nyassemblyreport/AR-executivesummary.html

History of ECT   http://www.ect.org/resources/history/index.html

Just Because You're Depressed Doesn't Mean You Have Depression (book summary lists 6 common causes of depression) http://www.fortune3.com/block1/product.cgi?group=14&product=330

Landmark Decision: Jury awards $635,177 Damages for Memory Loss from Electroshock   http://www.ahrp.org/infomail/05/07/08.php

Many Patients Not Satisfied with Electroconvulsive Therapy   http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/depression/a/ECTsatisfaction.htm

Memory Loss Common Complaint With ECT   http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20030619/memory-loss-common-complaint-with-ect

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A call to action . . .Draft Surgeon General’s Report endorses ECT despite evidence of its dangers (contains some stats) http://www.ect.org/resources/surgeongeneral/rebuttal.html

American Food and Administration Announces Electroshock may cause Brain Damage and Permanent Memory Loss http://www.banshock.org/