Tuesday 15 June 2021

Why aren't patients being told truth about electric shock therapy? Leaflets on the treatment contain at least one inaccurate statement about safety and effectiveness, investigation shows

Why aren't patients being told truth about electric shock therapy? Leaflets on the treatment contain at least one inaccurate statement about safety and effectiveness, investigation shows Results of a Freedom of Information request to hospital trusts for a copy of their ECT patient information leaflet. 

This audit, published exclusively in the Mail, revealed that the leaflets — including one produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists — contained at least one inaccurate statement about the safety and effectiveness of ECT, such as there being no risk of long-term memory loss. The Daily Mail

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