Ect as a form of Restraint

Jeffries J.J. , Rakoff V.M. ECT as a form of restraint. Can J Pschiatry 1983; 28(8): 661–3.

R.S.O. 1980, c. 262.

S.I(a)(t).

For judicial discussion of ECT as a form of treatment, see for example, Price v Sheppard, Supreme Court of Minnesota, 1976, 239 N.W. 2d 905, New York City Health and Hosp. Corp. v Stein, Supreme Court of New York, 1972, 70 Misc 2d 944, 335 N.Y s.2d 461.

S. 35(5).

D.T. v. Bd. of Review for the Western Region and Gary Wood, yet unreported, Supreme Court of Ontario, December 5, 1983, Madame Justice Van Camp.

Pankratz 2, “Position Paper on Electroconvulsive Therapy”, 1978, Professional Standards and Practice Council Canadian Pyschiatric Association.

See for example, Burgdorf , The Legal Rights of Handicapped Persons, 1980. Baltimore, Maryland: Brookes Publishing Co.