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Thu 12 Dec 2009ECT without consent
Madam, – I would like to congratulate Mary Maddock (Home News, December 7th) for sharing her experience of the impact that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) had on her life with respect to long term memory loss, permanently robbing her of memories of the birth of her daughter, and of holding her for the first time in her arms. Her motivation to lobby for its abolition grew out of this heartbreak. Also the insightful letter by Rosemarie Rowley (December 8th) deserves serious reflection.
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