Anti-ECT protest, London 2019
Biological treatments for psychological disorders are covered in all psychology specifications. These treatments can include electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Although the therapy itself is not named in any specification, it could be used in some cases as description and/ or in evaluation.
ECT continues to be used throughout the world and even without consent from the patient. For example, the American Psychiatric Association claims 1 million people receive ECT treatment every year (www.mhanational.org/ect). Davis and Duncan (2017) claim ECT is on the rise in the UK.
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