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I'm shocked: informed consent in ECT and the phenomenological-self
2018
Life Sciences, Society and Policy
This paper argues that phenomenological insights regarding selfhood are relevant to the informed consent process in the treatment of depression using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). One of the most significant side-effects associated with ECT is retrograde amnesia. Unfortunately, the current informed consent model does not adequately appreciate the full extent in which memory loss disturbs lived-experience. Through the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, it is possible to appreciate the way in which
doi:10.1186/s40504-018-0068-z
pmid:29442207
pmcid:PMC5811419
fatcat:vx3yezm2mzeozjji7a5fqb23da