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MENTAL HEALTH
Electroshock Devices Remain in FDA’s Class II Category Despite Reports of Brain Injury and Death
Jose Topete’s family says 23 electroshock treatments left him unable to recognize his wife and children, remember the life he had built or understand the world around him.
MENTAL HEALTH
Family Members of Electroshock Survivors Speak Out About Devastating Brain Damage in New Study
Relatives and friends across 22 countries describe memory loss, cognitive decline, disability and death following electroshock “treatment,” with many saying their loved ones’ lives were permanently destroyed.
MENTAL HEALTH
Ireland’s Forgotten Patients Demand Action After New Investigations Into 1950s Asylum Abuse
More than 20,000 people were housed at the peak of Ireland’s asylum era; survivors say the legacy of psychiatric trauma lives on—and it’s time for the government to act.
