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10/24/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Shock therapy still used in England on women and the elderly … without regulation, according to disturbing report

It sounds like something out of a horror movie: Electrode pads are placed on your head, you’re injected with anesthesia and a muscle relaxant and strapped to a bed, and a doctor pushes a button that causes electric current to pass through your brain, giving you a seizure. Some time later, you’ll wake up confused […]

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