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After 12 ECT treatments, she can barely tie her shoes #auditect #lifeafterect

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · 26d

After 12 ECT's, a 58-year-old woman struggles with basic tasks like tying shoes and driving to therapy. She sought evaluation from NIMH researcher Harold Sackeim. She received no response, like hundreds of others reporting permanent cognitive changes. #LifeAfterECT

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Patients Tell of ECT Harms

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · Aug 25

Patients Tell of ECT Harms

In a new study, researchers asked 858 ECT recipients about their experiences. On all five questions in the survey, the majority of responders stated that ECT either had no benefit or actively made their lives worse.
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A new survey of patients who had ECT finds that while some found it helpful, the majority found it unhelpful or damaging on every measure.

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Aug 26

What happens when the nation’s top #ECT researcher offers testing, then deletes nearly 200 emails from harmed patients? In this episode, we read the emails Dr. Harold Sackeim deleted, highlighting stories of permanent brain damage after ECT. #LifeAfterECT
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Thrown Away: 195 Voices a Leading ECT Researcher Ignored - Part 1 by Life After ECT

What happens when the nation's most prominent ECT researcher promises to evaluate patients with permanent brain damage, then discards their pleas for help? In this episode, Anna shares how Dr. H...

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Professor John Read @profjohnread.bsky.social · Aug 17

Medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) exaggerated while cons downplayed, survey findings suggest | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) exaggerated while cons downplayed, survey findings suggest

The medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are being exaggerated while the risks are being downplayed, suggest the findings of a survey on the type of information patients and their relatives...

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Professor John Read @profjohnread.bsky.social · Aug 17

ECT: New Studies Detail Harms, Lack of Efficacy, Lack of Informed Consent - Mad In America www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/ect-...

ECT: New Studies Detail Harms, Lack of Efficacy, Lack of Informed Consent

Evidence from a huge survey of what people who have received ECT really think about what they were told, and about how ECT affected them.

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Professor John Read @profjohnread.bsky.social · Aug 17

Electroconvulsive Therapy Patients Often Not Fully Informed of Risks, Study Suggests www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/g...

Electroconvulsive Therapy Patients Often Not Fully Informed of Risks, Study Suggests

Researchers question whether principle of informed consent is being breached

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Aug 18

A large global survey of ECT patients and their families found most saw little or no benefit, many experienced worsened mood or quality of life, highlighting serious risks and the need for updated studies. lifeafterect.org/a-survey-of-... #AuditECT #LifeAfterECT #Electroconvulsivetherapy

A Survey of 1144 ECT Recipients, Family Members and Friends: Does ECT Work? - Life After ECT

A global survey of ECT patients and their families found limited benefits, worsened quality of life, and highlights serious risks needing updated studies.

ECT Survey Results Raise Questions About Safety, Efficacy, and Consent - Life After ECT

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Aug 18

The largest survey of ECT patients and families raises questions about safety, outcomes, and informed consent.

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The largest survey of ECT patients and families raises questions about safety, outcomes, and informed consent.

China's psychiatric treatment for ‘trouble-makers’

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Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @hrf.org · Jan 23

1/ Zhang Junjie, a student who protested harsh COVID-19 lockdowns, was detained in a psychiatric hospital and subjected to forced medication, as China continues to use psychiatric hospitals as a tool to silence protesters and government critics.
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Student among dozens who challenged China’s authorities to have been sent to psychiatric units, BBC finds.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Jun 8

Last year, more than 1,700 orders for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were approved by tribunals in Australia. Advocacy groups say clinicians need to be better informed.

Thousands of Australians receiving ECT without consent every year

Last year, more than 1,700 orders for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were approved by tribunals in Australia. Advocacy groups say clinicians need to be better informed.

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Jul 14

Why correct diagnosis before electroconviulsive therapy (ECT) is so important
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Why correct diagnosis before ECT MATTERS #lifeafterect #auditect @SarahPriceHancock

Harvard placebo expert on the poor quality of ECT research

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Artist loses desire to paint after ECT #lifeafterect #depressiontreatment #ect

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Jun 16

Woman loses her passion for art after ECT youtube.com/shorts/1A-7e... #LifeAfterECT #AuditECT #Electroconvulsivetherapy

Job loss and other changes after ECT #depressiontreatment #ECT #LifeAfterECT

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Apr 2

After ECT this person suffered severe memory loss that led to them being fired. Now delivering for Uber Eats, they’ve mostly recovered but struggle financially—grateful to be alive yet unsure if ECT was worth it. youtube.com/shorts/u18wo...

I Lost my Job, Identity, and my Memory to ECT. #depressiontreatment #LifeAfterECT #ECT

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Apr 2

This person shares how they forget conversations, misplace things, and struggle with communication. They also lost their dream job, and their doctor denied ECT caused brain damage instead suggest they have borderline personality disorder. youtube.com/shorts/zN0oM... #LifeAfterECT

Opposition to Connecticut HB 6837 - Life After ECT

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Feb 3

My opposition to HB 6837, a Connecticut bill which extends the authorization period for voluntary and involuntary ECT to 90 days. lifeafterect.org/opposition-t... #auditect #LifeAfterECT #ElectroconvulsiveTherapy

My opposition to HB 6837, a Connecticut bill which extends the authorization period for voluntary and involuntary ECT to 90 days.

Defend Patient Protections – Oppose HB 6837, Connecticut - Life After ECT

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Feb 1

Keep The Promise Coalition asking people to sign up and give spoken testimony (in person or via Zoom) against HB 6837 before the Sunday, February 2nd, 3:00 PM deadline and to attend the public hearing on Monday, February 3rd at 11:30 AM to help oppose the bill. lifeafterect.org/defend-patie...

Keep The Promise Coalition asking people to sign up and give spoken testimony (in person or via Zoom) against HB 6837 before the Sunday, February 2nd, 3:00 PM deadline and to attend the public hearing...

How ECT changed my life: memory and social struggles #lifeafterect #ECT #depressiontreatment

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Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Jan 27

This commenter shares struggles with basic tasks after ECT. They mention having trouble finding words, struggle socializing and are mistreated by family for being forgetful #AuditECT #LifeAfterECT #Electroconvulsivetherapy youtube.com/shorts/4sUoE...

Reasons to think twice about ECT: A son speaks out #lifeafterect #ect #depressiontreatment

Life After ECT Inc. @lifeafterect.bsky.social · Jan 27

A commenter shares the devastating effects of ECT on their highly educated mother, severe cognitive decline and the loss of basic functioning.
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