Dina’s Blog




ECT and suicide in England

I came across an article published in 2010 and entitled ‘Electroconvulsive therapy and suicide among the mentally ill in England: A national clinical survey’ by researchers at Manchester University reporting on research that was carried out as part of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Read more


Lydia – a blast from the past…

Yesterday I was doing some work in a psychiatric unit in one of the local hospitals examining patients’ notes for a piece of research I am involved with at Manchester University… Read more


Advance Statement/Directive: refusing ECT…

I completed and signed an Advance Statement/Directive in October this year…I stated that I am refusing ECT as it is a barbaric treatment with very serious side effects, permanent loss of memory being one of them.  Read more