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ECT offers a very poor trade-off -- potentially irreversible brain damage and mental dysfunction in exchange for the docility and temporary emotional blunting o
by Hydraulix989 12y ago
ECT offers a very poor trade-off -- potentially irreversible brain damage and mental dysfunction in exchange for the docility and temporary emotional blunting or euphoria that result from the damage.
- rhizome 12y agoYep. It's "effective" in that it's not suicide.
- DanBC 12y agoNo, it's effective in that it cures completely some people's depression, leadig to a transformed life. Not everyone, and it's reserved for long term untreatable severe depression, but it's important to note that it's very effective for some people.
- rhizome 12y agoWell sure, sometimes, but you yourself describe it as a last-ditch effort.