Life After ECT

In this episode, we close out this series by exploring how harm from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been discussed—and often dismissed—over time. We trace patient experiences from the 1950s through the patient-rights movement, and talk about how informedconsent came to shape ...  Show more

Why are people harmed by ECT so often ignored — even when they reach out directly to researchers?Content Warnings: Brief mention if abuse and suicide.In this episode, we continue reading emails from injured ECT patients who reached out to government-funded researcher Harold Sacke ...  Show more

In this episode, we continue reading emails from injured ECT patients who reached out to government-funded researcher Harold Sackeim, only to have their pleas for help ignored. Sackeim had publicly invited people experiencing memory problems after ECT to contact him—but, accordin ...  Show more

If you’re struggling after ECT, you’re not alone.I’m Anna, a childhood psychiatric drug and teen electroshock survivor. After my brain was damaged by ECT in 2006, I was met with silence and denial from the medical system.That’s why I founded Life After ECT—the first nonprofit ded ...  Show more

In this episode, we revisit a 2010 FDA letter by Linda Andre, and emails from ECT survivors who reached out to goverment funded researcher, Harold Sackeim, for help.Sackeim had publicly invited people experiencing memory problems after ECT to contact him—but according to Linda An ...  Show more