ECT can be life-saving for patients with certain mental illnesses, such as severe depression, but that is no reason to allow ECT without informed consent. Nor is there general medical justification for the use of ECT on children, a practice in the United Kingdom that is out of control.
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Baker, T. The minor issue of electroconvulsive therapy. Nat Med 1, 199–200 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0395-199
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