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 children. This is why several U.S. states and Australia have acted accordingly to ban its use on them.” — Citizens Commission on Human Rights