According to, truth about ECT by scientific American, a man is forced to suffer through the painful treatment of ECT which is not his choice forcing him into medical help he doesn't believe is helpful. “Many lay people regard ECT as a hazardous, even barbaric, procedure.” If his procedure is so barbaric why put people through it? Also involuntary commitment of patients whether it's ECT or any other illness most of the time just offers a temporary fix to a permanent problem.
In “Psychiatry’s Electroconvulsive Shock Treatment A crime against humanity”. ECT is considered more harmful than helpful. The actual process of ECT is just as harmful as the after effects such as brain damage and memory loss. Some psychiatrist falsely claim that ECT consists …show more content…
If ECT were to go wrong then should you really take the chances of the person losing everything that makes them who they are such as their memory also resulting in permanent brain damage. “One of the leading theories of why electroconvulsive therapy is effective for most severe depression is that it causes a loss of short term memory patients feel better because they can't remember why they were sad.”-Daniel Goleman. ECT has been proven to have maybe worked before modern day medicine but now has been found to be more harmful than helpful in most …show more content…
ECT can cause permanent damage to the frontal lobe and to long and short term memory while yes patients might want to cure their depression but not all want to lose everyone of their memories and risk permanent brain damage in the process. While putting people in a mental facility might seem great to some but who are we to judge whether or not somebody's life gets taken away from them just because they might seem a little different than the stereotypical average human being. People are allowed to be depressed because “The worst kind of sad is not knowing why you are
In “Psychiatry’s Electroconvulsive Shock Treatment A crime against humanity”. ECT is considered more harmful than helpful. The actual process of ECT is just as harmful as the after effects such as brain damage and memory loss. Some psychiatrist falsely claim that ECT consists …show more content…
If ECT were to go wrong then should you really take the chances of the person losing everything that makes them who they are such as their memory also resulting in permanent brain damage. “One of the leading theories of why electroconvulsive therapy is effective for most severe depression is that it causes a loss of short term memory patients feel better because they can't remember why they were sad.”-Daniel Goleman. ECT has been proven to have maybe worked before modern day medicine but now has been found to be more harmful than helpful in most …show more content…
ECT can cause permanent damage to the frontal lobe and to long and short term memory while yes patients might want to cure their depression but not all want to lose everyone of their memories and risk permanent brain damage in the process. While putting people in a mental facility might seem great to some but who are we to judge whether or not somebody's life gets taken away from them just because they might seem a little different than the stereotypical average human being. People are allowed to be depressed because “The worst kind of sad is not knowing why you are