American Psychiatric Association pushes for electroshock therapy for children and teens

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<p>‘The America Psychiatric Associatio is press ri g the U.S. Foo a Dr g A mi istratio to permit the se of electroshock therapy (ECT) o chil re a a olesce ts resista t to c rre t therapies a r gs. The treatme t, a archaic tech iq e i ve te i the 1930s, se s jolts of electricity i to the brai , i ci g a seiz re. It’s associate with mero s si e-effects, i cl i g short a lo g-term memory loss, cog itive problems, wa te perso ality cha ges, ma ic symptoms, prolo ge seiz res, heart problems a eath.</p>
<p>As rece tly reporte , the FDA is co si eri g a raft r le to eclassify the risk of electroshock therapy or electroco v lsive therapy, from a Class III evice, the highest risk category, to a Class II, efi e as mo erately risky. ECT has remai e a Class III evice si ce 1979, a is therefore s bject to the highest level of reg latory co trol.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www. at ral ews.com/053995_electroshock_therapy_chil re _America _Psychiatric_Associatio .html" target="_bla k">Rea more: America Psychiatric Associatio p shes for electroshock therapy for chil re a tee s</a></p>