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Mental Health Watchdog Calling for Ban on Use of Electroshock Device in Florida Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure used by some psychiatrists. Up to 460 volts of electricity are sent coursing through the brain. Why? To produce a grand mal seizure they claim will “reset” or “reboot” the brain. The FDA and American Psychiatric Association continue to minimize the adverse effects and tout the merits of electroshock, a 5.4-billion-dollar industry. ECT should never be used on ...

Dont Trash Our Future - How many littering fines have been issued in North East Lincolnshire The figures have been revealed as part of InYourArea.co.uks Dont Trash Our Future campaign 06:00, 26 APR 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now New data shows thousands of fixed penalty notices have been handed out by North East Lincolnshire Council to people for dropping rubbish. The figures have been revealed as part of InYourArea.co.uk’s Dont Trash Our Future campaign. Launched in summe...

Mental Health Survival Kit, Chapter 2: Is Psychiatry Evidence Based? (Part 8) 150 Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America will publish a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Mental Health Survival Kit and Withdrawal from Psychiatric Drugs . In this blog, he discusses psychiatry’s resistance to admitting to withdrawal effects, as well as the way doctors and scientists are treated when they critique the establishment. Each Monday, a new section of the book will...

Interactive tool shows how bad fly-tipping is in your area of Cambridgeshire On average, there were 31 recorded incidents of fly-tipping a day in Cambridgeshire The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now CambridgeLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Fly-tipping is down in Cambri...

A US ban on kangaroo leather is a missed farming opportunity A ban could be an animal welfare disaster. The US Congress is considering a proposed law to ban the import and sale of kangaroo parts. Backed by a campaign called Kangaroos Are Not Shoes, the bill is aimed at stopping Nike, Adidas and other big brands from using kangaroo leather in their products. Supporters of the bill decry the “mass slaughter of kangaroos – more than two million a year”. We have a combined 80 years experience...

Legislature approves $6.1 million in GOMESA funds for Gautier projects Updated Apr 01, 2021; GAUTIER, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature has awarded $6.1 million in funding for a variety of projects in Gautier, City Manager Paula Yancey announced today. “I would like to thank our legislative delegation, especially Rep. John Read, and the governor’s office for working to secure this funding,” Yancey said. “These funds will be crucial in helping meet Gautier’s infrastructure needs a...

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Audit of Electroconvulsive Therapy Reveals Poor Administration and Monitoring The report concludes that institutional practices are insufficient to guarantee the safety of patients who undergo electroconvulsive therapy. 951 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) passes electricity through the brain to cause a seizure in patients. In light of current debates about this controversial treatment, an audit examined thousands of cases where ECT was used in England. The audit found multiple failures in the m...

We discuss a recent paper that considers the support provided by online support groups when people seek help for psychiatric drug withdrawal.

The informed consent process must include discussions of psychiatric drug withdrawal, including the information on online resources.