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>The "they aren't hurting anybody so leave them alone" people need to understand that they are hurting themselves and need to have their freedom of choice taken
by millzlane 10y ago
>The "they aren't hurting anybody so leave them alone" people need to understand that they are hurting themselves and need to have their freedom of choice taken away.
You bring up an interesting point. I wonder who becomes in charge of diagnosing, which ones do we choose, for how long do we lock them away? Did we use shock therapy here in the US?
- DanBC 10y ago> Did we use shock therapy here in the US? You still do! It's a useful treatment for some people with treatment resistant and severe, life threatening, depression. It's used much less often, and there are some extra bits of bureaucracy around it. And it's safer than conventional treatment for some people - pregnant women, for example.
- openasocket 10y agoTo add to this: it's nothing at all today like it was in the 50s. Patients are not strapped down and thrashing: they are sedated and given muscle relaxants so that they don't thrash. The most common side effect is memory loss.