Shock Therapy is Legal!?
Did you know that shock aversion 'therapy' is still legal?
Thankfully there is a proposed ban by the FDA and they are taking public comments till May 28: https://lnkd.in/gt4ZZApb
This "therapy" is abuse. It is documented to be harmful. It is used on patients as a way to control them and does not help them.
If you had a behavior you struggled with, would you want a healthcare worker to forcibly shock you against your will in order to condition you to stop? It's preposterous.
Patients who are most commonly targeted for this kind of treatment are those who medical staff are least equipped to communicate with. It may be patients who are non-speaking. Sometimes people labeled with "aggressive behavior" exhibit this behavior as a means of self-preservation in a toxic and abusive medical environment.
To allow this kind of practice to continue is unconscionable.
Please comment that you are in support of a ban today.
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