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Involuntary ECT on the Rise in Connecticut as Patient Alleges Forced Electroshock Destroyed His Life
Despite UN calls for bans on involuntary electroshock, new applications for forced ECT at two Connecticut hospitals soared 650 percent in four years—highlighting alarming gaps in consent and patient ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A powerful appeal to end coercive psychiatric practices—such as forced electroshock and drugging—was made at the World Federation for Mental ...
What stands out is the consistency between individuals’ experiences. Most of the costs were lasting, life-altering ...
The protest was organized by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a mental health industry watchdog that helped get electroshock treatment prohibited for use in minors in California in 1976.
IMAGE CAPTION: U.S. human rights advocate addressed the World Federation for Mental Health Congress, urging global alignment with U.N. and W.H.O. mandates to abolish coercive psychiatric practices, ...
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