Electroconvulsive Therapy's Shocking Origins

Electroconvulsive Therapy's Shocking Origins

Today, electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat those struggling with severe depression, bipolar II, schizophrenia, and other treatment-resistant disorders. An estimated 100,000 people are treated annually across the U.S. Nevertheless, ECT carries stigmas due to its tarnished and sordid history, marred by inhumane and forced procedures, torture, and wild experimentation. We investigate ECT’s controversial past, how the practice has been abused, and how it’s evolved since. Go to http://earthbreeze.com/30mm to get 40% off when you subscribe. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Blob (1988) is a Gory, Cheesy, Special Effects Masterpiece - 30 Morbid Movie Club

The Blob (1988) is a Gory, Cheesy, Special Effects Masterpiece - 30 Morbid Movie Club

Revisit the '80s remake of the self-professed "cult classic of gooey greatness" with us, a staple of Jessica's childhood. Go to http://uncommongoods.com/30mm to get 15% off! Go to http://hatch.co/30m...

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Morbid Jobs: Being an EMT Interview Part 2

Morbid Jobs: Being an EMT Interview Part 2

Shaun the former EMT joins us to discuss some of his harrowing and memorable experiences in this life-saving field. Part 2! Go to http://uncommongoods.com/30mm to get 15% off! Follow us on Social: h...

7 Nov 202349min

How Stressful and Morbid of a Job is Being an EMT? Interview Part 1

How Stressful and Morbid of a Job is Being an EMT? Interview Part 1

A former EMT joins us to discuss some of the harrowing and memorable experiences in this life-saving field. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off y...

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Cannibalism, Famous Flesh-eaters, and Why Eating People Isn't Just Wrong, it's Bad for You

Cannibalism, Famous Flesh-eaters, and Why Eating People Isn't Just Wrong, it's Bad for You

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24 Okt 202345min

The Salem Witch Trials: A Tale of Dangerous Accusations

The Salem Witch Trials: A Tale of Dangerous Accusations

A long requested topic, examining the mass hysteria that led to accusations of witchcraft and the subsequent hangings of 19 individuals in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Go ...

17 Okt 202350min

Did the Real Life Dr. Frankenstein Bring Corpses Back from the Dead?

Did the Real Life Dr. Frankenstein Bring Corpses Back from the Dead?

Examining the real life mad doctors and their galvanic experiments that inspired one of literature's most famous monsters. Go to http://hellofresh.com/5030mm and use code 5030mm for 50% off plus free...

10 Okt 202336min

What is a Lobotomy and How Were People Forced Into One?

What is a Lobotomy and How Were People Forced Into One?

Popularized during the 1930s as an alleged mental health treatment, lobotomies destroyed the lives and cognitive function of many. Today, in the United States, they're technically still legal. Go to ...

3 Okt 202340min

Magdalene Laundries & Asylums: Horrors of Ireland

Magdalene Laundries & Asylums: Horrors of Ireland

Operating as a guise for Ireland's so-called "wayward" women, Magdalene Asylums exploited and abused the women living and working in them, well into the late twentieth century. Go to http://relatable...

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