Posted by barbara on February 9, 1999, at 13:29:59
In reply to Re: Electroconvulsive therapy, posted by Dr. Bob on January 13, 1999, at 6:48:43
above all, ect must be compassionately administered as the patient is generally already in a vulnerable state. i have had unremarkable treatments but also i have also had nurses laughing as i went under, doctors refusing to treat the side effects, no family members allowed to walk me back to the unit and listened as i was coming out of anesthesia to staff telling jokes about me from my records. these may all seem insignificant, but in a manic state they all serve to exacerbate the current mood and the confusion following treatment.
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