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ECT, Shock, Electroconvulsive Therapy, ElectroShock, EST, Shock Treatment and Electric Shock Treatment are all the same thing. They all refer to a treatment where psychiatrists send large electric currents through the brains of their unfortunate victims. ECT is one of the front-line treatments used by psychiatrists to treat depression and other psychiatric problems. I believe ECT to be a very modern horror story. Psychiatrists who use ECT try to play down its use by saying …

…Electro-convulsive therapy as unproven and inhumane." I feel the same way towards this so called "therapy". At the very least, patients should be warned of the side effects before agreeing to the treatment. People need to know that there is a very definite possibility that you can lose your memory. You can lose yourself. You can lose the ability to do your job that you've been doing all your life. Is the risk worth it?"