Landmark Electroconvulsive Therapy Case Settled Out of Court
In this episode, we discuss a historic legal case involving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Just before trial, a lawsuit in Sacramento, California was settled after two women who said they suffered b...
27 Kesä 6min
Can ECT Change Your Personality?
ECT, Memory, and IdentityIn this episode, we explore a question I get asked often: can ECT change your personality?Drawing on philosopher Patrick Seniuk’s 2018 paper, “I’m Shocked: Informed Consent in...
20 Kesä 6min
Life After ECT: Long-Term Risks Beyond Memory Loss
Lesser-Known ECT Side Effects: Ion Channel Dysfunction,Neurodegenerative Conditions & Cardiac ComplicationsIn this episode, I’ll be discussing some serious, lesser-known electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT...
27 Huhti 13min
Understanding ECT's Impact: Rehabilitation Needs and Consideration
In this episode, Sarah Price Hancock presents "Electrical Injury: Rehabilitation Needs Through the Lens of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Recipients," originally recorded on November 15, 2024. The pr...
7 Huhti 38min
175 Voices a Leading ECT Researcher Ignored – Part 3
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 throu...
31 Joulu 20251h 23min
175 Voices a Leading ECT Researcher Ignored - Part 2 (Video)
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 i...
22 Syys 202531min
175 Voices a Leading ECT Researcher Ignored - Part 2
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 in...
18 Syys 202531min
175 Voices a Leading ECT Researcher Ignored - Part 1
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...
26 Elo 202519min
