The Pros And Cons Of ECT

Many psychiatrists have halted in their usage of electroconvulsive therapy as a result of its occasionally forceful employment and lack of consent regulations. If a patient is not considered to be in their right mind, a psychiatrist will administer ECT with permission from patient families; however, they will not request the patient’s opinion. As a result of this force, many ECT practitioners have begun to take a stand against the procedure. With this in mind, by putting into place a stricter set of regulations as opposed to simply requesting the patient family’s judgement, a significant amount of ECT opposition can be eradicated. The patient’s opinion should still be taken into consideration when administering ECT since they are the ones undergoing the procedure, not their family.
And not only the freedom, but even the ability is permanently altered and lessened” (Breeding par. 7). Forcing a patient to undergo any kind of medical procedure is considered to be inhumane and an infringement on personal liberties. However, forced treatment is still used in ECT for the reason that many patients are considered to be mentally unstable. Be that as it may, there should still be stricter regulations surrounding consent and patient opinions should be taken into consideration, even if they aren’t in their right minds. By removing forced treatment and including patient opinions frequently, opposing psychiatrists may choose to take up the treatment once