profjohnread.bsky.social
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East London (views are my own) Chair, International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal www.iipdw.org Author, with Pete Sanders, “A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems”
👤 Joined on 19 November 2024
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@profjohnread.bsky.socialRe-floating my big feature on ECT ... A year old now but no less relevant. www.thebeliever.net/a-brilliant-... via @thebeliever.net
Show Post#EmotionalWellbeing ⚡️research is so flawed/inconclusive that #ECT wld have..no chance of obtaining #MHRA approval in the #UK/ #FDA in #USA, if introduced today⚡️ @profjohnread.bsky.social 🚨 #ECT mainly given to older women, 1/3 receiving it against their will🚨 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Show Post“…."Our international survey, the largest ever conducted, seems to confirm audits of ECT leaflets, in Australia and the U.K., which found that the principle of informed consent is being consistently breached," the group wrote in the Journal of Medical Ethics…” #biorisks
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