Say No to Electroshock

Info Comité Pare-chocs is holding a gathering on Mother’s Day to protest ECT, highlighting the fact that it is used much more frequently on women than on men. What Social Event When May 09, 2009 from 07:00 AM to 09:00 AM Where Montreal, Quebec, Canada Contact Name pare-chocs@hotmail.com Contact Phone (514) 525-5060 Add event to…

“MSF donates ECT accessories to Govt Psychiatric Hospital”

Info Document Actions Print this A newspaper from the disputed territory of Kashmir reports that “Médecins Sans Frontières” (MSF) also called Doctors without Borders is donating an electroshock machine to this very poor region. MindFreedom International expresses its opposition. “MSF donates ECT accessories to Govt Psychiatric Hospital” Date Published: Feb 24, 2009 07:00 PM Source:…

Electroshock Forced on Children and Involuntary Adults

Info Document Actions Print this Electroshock Forced on Children and Involuntary Adults Date Published: Jan 29, 2009 07:00 PM Author: Peter Breggin, MD Source: Huffington Post from: www.breggin.com America and Australia are two countries I vastly admire. Nonetheless, they are continuing to abuse psychiatric patients with electroshock treatment (ECT). In America involuntary adults are being…

“Child Shock Therapy”

Info Document Actions Print this In this article Eleni Hale describes the rise of ECT on very young children. “Child Shock Therapy” Date Published: Jan 24, 2009 07:00 PM Author: Eleni Hale Source: Herald Sun Eleni Hale (Original article is available here.) CHILDREN younger than four who are considered mentally disturbed are being treated with…

Parents drugged, bound and gagged doctor in forced marriage bid

Info Document Actions Print this Times in UK writes about how forced psychiatric drugging was used in India to enforce a mariarge. Parents drugged, bound and gagged doctor in forced marriage bid Date Published: Dec 19, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Chris Symth Source: UK Times original Times Online article click here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5370592.ece An NHS doctor…