I don't care what anyone says, this is brutal. if it helps it is either because the patient to fear the shock so much that the don't report their symptoms or it damages the brain to the point that it forgets it's depressed. Either way its brutal, wrong, and downright disgusting in my opinion. most of these people are deemed "Mentally ill" and FORCED into laying down on a bed while 480 (thats what they now use) volts are passed through their brain. Talk about torture...
THIS IS CALLED AMERICA FOLKS!!! NO DIFFERENT THAN THE DAYS IN THE DEATH CAMPS OF GERMANY LIKE DOCTOR MENGLA TO PERFORM SUCH BARBARIC ACTS ON HUMAN BEINGS!!! TO ALLOW THIS IS NOTHING SHORTER THAN WHERE GERMANY LEFT OFF & FOR THIS COUNTRY TO ALLOW THIS MAY GOD DEAL WITH ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PERFORMING SUCH ACTS ON HUMAN BEINGS!! IT'S CALLED TORTURE & MURDER PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The brain still goes through the same torture, we just give muscle relaxants so the patient doesn't break any teeth or overexert and so it looks less traumatizing
Actually, though it seems barbaric, electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to help treat some people who suffer depression. Of course it's very rarely used today, only if no other treatments work. And it's much less primitive than it was back in the day.
@Gagaloopony What are you talking about? You're right it does help some people with depression, but it is a bit like taking a steam roller to a walnut and saying some nuts are cracked. And how is it less primitive? It's exactly the same principal - ie. passing an electric current across the brain induces a seizure in the patient and... well... that's it.. clinicians don't know why it works. Oh, and it is still widely used all over the world.
These days the treatment is much more humane. Less voltage is used, it's less common, and muscle relaxants and general anathesia is given to patients so it's less traumatic and harmful. The side effects are less these days too. I guess research has helped.
I don't care what anyone says, this is brutal. if it helps it is either because the patient to fear the shock so much that the don't report their symptoms or it damages the brain to the point that it forgets it's depressed. Either way its brutal, wrong, and downright disgusting in my opinion. most of these people are deemed "Mentally ill" and FORCED into laying down on a bed while 480 (thats what they now use) volts are passed through their brain. Talk about torture...
christianschererer 1 week ago
Horrible!!!
angrybirdsforever 3 weeks ago
THIS IS CALLED AMERICA FOLKS!!! NO DIFFERENT THAN THE DAYS IN THE DEATH CAMPS OF GERMANY LIKE DOCTOR MENGLA TO PERFORM SUCH BARBARIC ACTS ON HUMAN BEINGS!!! TO ALLOW THIS IS NOTHING SHORTER THAN WHERE GERMANY LEFT OFF & FOR THIS COUNTRY TO ALLOW THIS MAY GOD DEAL WITH ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PERFORMING SUCH ACTS ON HUMAN BEINGS!! IT'S CALLED TORTURE & MURDER PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ekpp60 1 month ago
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ekpp60 1 month ago
The brain still goes through the same torture, we just give muscle relaxants so the patient doesn't break any teeth or overexert and so it looks less traumatizing
Riot454di 1 month ago
Actually, though it seems barbaric, electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to help treat some people who suffer depression. Of course it's very rarely used today, only if no other treatments work. And it's much less primitive than it was back in the day.
Gagaloopony 4 months ago
@Gagaloopony What are you talking about? You're right it does help some people with depression, but it is a bit like taking a steam roller to a walnut and saying some nuts are cracked. And how is it less primitive? It's exactly the same principal - ie. passing an electric current across the brain induces a seizure in the patient and... well... that's it.. clinicians don't know why it works. Oh, and it is still widely used all over the world.
rosslittle 3 months ago
@rosslittle yes, but the technology they use is better than it used to be
Gagaloopony 3 months ago
ECT is only used as a very last resort these day so is extremely rare.
annemargaretallen 6 months ago
I wonder why the nurse is putting the bite guard in their mouth's after they get shocked wouldn't it be easier to do that before the shock?
tempo1889 7 months ago
it is still used to this day. its very effective against depression.
bassetter1 7 months ago
extremely disturbing, wish the 'doctors' and nurses suffer like them did
tienkhaiying 8 months ago
Did they force that patient to do this ? Or did the patient choose this ?
maroom1 9 months ago
These days the treatment is much more humane. Less voltage is used, it's less common, and muscle relaxants and general anathesia is given to patients so it's less traumatic and harmful. The side effects are less these days too. I guess research has helped.
vamp666babe 9 months ago 2
It's shocking that this therapy is still done today. Insane.
rosaslu 10 months ago
It's sad that this is real life. This is insane.
LLNAMROD 1 year ago
würde ich gerne mal mitmachen ein ect ;-)
smelly800 1 year ago
Omg... that's terrible...
Mst4Alucard 1 year ago
This type of treatments is still in use today in a small number of selective cases ...
Drhlony 1 year ago
@Drhlony 100,000 a year in the US is not selective.
Arislan8008 1 year ago
@Drhlony really? :O
Meral2132 10 months ago
Stone ages. Sad.
HalloweenCreek 1 year ago 2