Posted by Racer on December 1, 2005, at 12:24:03
In reply to Last resorts, posted by Squiggles on December 1, 2005, at 10:47:55
I won't say anything about ECT, because I've heard good and bad and never had it.
What I will say, though, is that you wouldn't necessarily have had ECT had you been hospitalized. More likely, you would have had close observation and drugs to help keep you calmer. Many hospitals do not have the facilities to perform ECT, and those that do would still require some form of permission to do it. It's like any other medical procedure: unless you're in a life-threatening condition, they can't just start on their treatments. If you were considered not to be able to make decisions for yourself, they'd have needed permission from your next of kin.
Just putting that in there. I hate to see people so afraid of hospitalization. It's never pleasant, I don't think, but if it's necessary, well, then better voluntary than in-.
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