Abstract
The author presents an overview of the use of electroconvulsive therapy in treating mental illness, of current research into ECT's safety and effectiveness, and of the legal treatment of ECT in malpractice and patients' rights litigation. She concludes that ECT may be overregulated because the law has not kept pace with changes in knowledge and procedures concerning ECT, with the result that some patients who might benefit from ECT may be deprived of a relatively safe and effective form of treatment.
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