30. People shold be told the truth about the side effects and then decide.
The man behind the oft-written lie that only 1/200 suffer permanent memory/cognitive loss recently admitted that ALL patients suffer these deficits after treatment with ect.
Some people would rather deal with the damage than suffer the hells of depression and so on, but at least they would be giving "informed consent".
Maintaining that this rather primitive procedure is "safe and effective" to avoid massive malpractice suits is a black spot on Psychiatry. At least with lobotomies patients and their families knew what to expect.
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