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Professor John Read discusses the harms of electroconvulsive therapy and advocates for humane mental health care.

The Breggin Hour with Dr. Peter & Ginger Breggin – Professor John Read exposes the lasting harms of electroconvulsive therapy, revealing widespread memory loss, weak evidence of benefit, inadequate informed consent, and growing legal accountability. Survivors, families, and advocates challenge psychiatry’s reliance on electrical intervention and demand humane, trauma-informed approaches to mental suffering and care...

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