FACTS
THE TRAGIC EFFECTS OF ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is torturous “mental healing.”
460
VOLTS
of electricity is sent
through the brain during an ECT procedure.
1 in 14
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
following the administration of ECT to pregnant mothers.
50
PERCENT
of ECT patients
may suffer permanent
memory loss.
50
TIMES
higher ECT death rate compared to the
US murder rate.
20–40
POINTS
is how much a person’s IQ can drop after undergoing ECT.
END PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE
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THERAPY OR TORTURE
THE TRUTH ABOUT ELECTROSHOCK
It hits the head with the force of a 40-pound cinder block dropped seven and a half feet. It’s been described by patients as a grenade going off in the body.
It’s called electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). And, despite what you might think, it’s not an antiquated medical practice of some bygone era. In fact, it is inflicted on a million people worldwide every year.
In this gripping exposé, the $5.4 billion ECT business—its history, practitioners and devastating results—is revealed in graphic detail.
How much evidence do we have that ECT is torture? One hour and
