MPs call for ban on electric shock treatment for women in mental health care
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Cross-party MPs have called for a ban on electric shock therapy as a mental health treatment in England and want an urgent inquiry into the practice carried out.MPs told The Independent they have serious concerns that women are disproportionally given electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and argued that patients are not properly notified of the treatment's potential side effects.
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