Emily M Beydler, Lauren M Katzell, Joseph Dragonetti, Nicholas Ortiz
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Abstract
Introduction: There is an increasing body of legislation that limits access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with a relative lack of directives and recommendations from psychiatrists regarding these laws.
Methods: The authors utilized LexisNexis to examine newer legislation related to various aspects of ECT and the implications of these laws in ECT treatment.
Results: These laws include regulations regarding informed consent, age restrictions, and approved practitioners. All but one of these enacted laws are restrictive.
Discussion: Such laws reduce the availability of this life-saving treatment for patients, with little to no base in medical evidence, and in some cases, clear inaccuracies written by lawmakers with no medical training. This is a call for advocacy for laws to be based on medical facts to protect and reduce mortality for some of our most vulnerable patients.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of ECT covers all aspects of contemporary electroconvulsive therapy, reporting on major clinical and research developments worldwide. Leading clinicians and researchers examine the effects of induced seizures on behavior and on organ systems; review important research results on the mode of induction, occurrence, and propagation of seizures; and explore the difficult sociological, ethical, and legal issues concerning the use of ECT.
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