Despite extensive evidence for its effectiveness, electroconvulsive therapy remains the subject of fierce opposition from those contesting its benefits and claiming extreme harms. Alongside some reflections on my experiences of this treatment, I examine the case against electroconvulsive therapy and find that it appears to rest primarily on unsubstantiated claims about major ethical violations, rather than clinical factors such as effectiveness and risk.

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“休克策略”、伦理和恐惧：对反对电休克疗法案例的学术和个人观点

尽管有大量证据证明其有效性，但电休克疗法仍然遭到那些质疑其益处并声称极端伤害的人的强烈反对。除了对我的这种治疗经历的一些反思外，我还检查了反对电休克疗法的案例，发现它似乎主要基于关于重大道德违规的未经证实的声明，而不是有效性和风险等临床因素。