Rebecca H. (amichai) reviewed on 6/22/2007 + 368 more book reviews

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"Shock" intersperses a journalist's research into today's use of ECT (shock therapy) with Kitty Dukakis's personal experiences with it. Mrs. Dukakis is an unequivocal supporter of the the therapy for her own case and Larry Tye (journalist) presents a overview of ECT without promoting or attacking it. As the book says, there is lots of very anti-ECT information readily available. ECT has a scary reputation that adds to the stigma of mental illness enough that people who benefit from ECT usually don't publicize it. Since depression is a serious (often life threatening) biologically-based illness whose current treatments all have their limitations, this book provides important information that isn't so easy to come by. Highly recommended read.

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