Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a technique used to treat psychiatric patients. ECT requires a current of electricity to pass through an individual through their forehead to induce seizures like those of epilepsy. Upon its first introduction into the psychiatric world patients of ECT suffered from fractures while having convulsions onset by their induced seizures. ECT patience’s also are known to suffer from memory loss, as memory loss is one of the main side effects of ECT. (Electroconvulsive Therapy, 2016).
While the effects of ECT can be life changing many may argue the many benefits, ignoring the dangerous nature of the therapy. One study titled long term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders aimed get a better understanding of ECT and antipsychotics (AP) on adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). This study examined the long-term …show more content…
Another article titled I was told it restarts your brain: knowledge, power and women’s experience is an article that details the experiences of women who have gone through the ECT process. Nine women were interviewed about their ECT experience. Participants varied in age, age when first received treatment, and total number of treatments as well as time since their last treatment. Each woman participated in a 60-minute narrative interview. The results of these interviews lead to 4 main themes of similar experiences from the women. The women felt that they were uninformed on what ECT truly was and the side effects associated with it admitting that they would mostly likely have refused to participate. Many of the women felt pressured into having ECT. Many felt desperate. Some of the women also describe the experience as depersonalizing, barbaric and dehumanizing (Ejaredar & Hagen,
While the effects of ECT can be life changing many may argue the many benefits, ignoring the dangerous nature of the therapy. One study titled long term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders aimed get a better understanding of ECT and antipsychotics (AP) on adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). This study examined the long-term …show more content…
Another article titled I was told it restarts your brain: knowledge, power and women’s experience is an article that details the experiences of women who have gone through the ECT process. Nine women were interviewed about their ECT experience. Participants varied in age, age when first received treatment, and total number of treatments as well as time since their last treatment. Each woman participated in a 60-minute narrative interview. The results of these interviews lead to 4 main themes of similar experiences from the women. The women felt that they were uninformed on what ECT truly was and the side effects associated with it admitting that they would mostly likely have refused to participate. Many of the women felt pressured into having ECT. Many felt desperate. Some of the women also describe the experience as depersonalizing, barbaric and dehumanizing (Ejaredar & Hagen,