Dr. John Breeding Testifies on Electroshock Therapy
Posted on May 31st, 2007 | by admin |
Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D. Psychologist testifies before the Austin City Council about Electroshock Therapy.
Dr. Breeding is part of the Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock Therapy.
The recent 5th annual Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social celebrated psychiatric survivors of ECT. At this concert people signed a petition to present to the Austin City Council requesting a moratorium for ECT in the City of Austin.
Many of psychiatry’s practices such as lobotomy and insulin shock have been virtually eliminated due to their barbaric natures. ECT is still used however.
Visit Doctor Breeding’s website at
http://www.endofshock.com
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20 Responses to “Dr. John Breeding Testifies on Electroshock Therapy”
By AnxiousAvoidant on May 31, 2007 | Reply
what about the low …
what about the low intensity electroshock therapy the can cut addiction to any drug(nicotine, heroine, cocaine, etc…). each drug affects the dopamine levels in the brain and apparently each drug has different electric frequency to cancel out the addiction. and it dosen,t affect the personality. i heard about this on TV a few months ago.
have you heard of it? can it work?
By ManSeekingMonkey on May 31, 2007 | Reply
really? why hasnt …
really? why hasnt that been made more accessible to people and why isnt that everywhere by now with all the fucking addictions out there… holy crap do a video on the psychetruth!
By psychetruth on May 31, 2007 | Reply
There has never …
There has never been ANY biological intervention that has ever cured a mental disorder. That’s the sad but factual truth. Playing w/ brain chemical doesn’t cure mental disorders, it just covers up the symptoms or dopes the guy up so much, he doesn’t care or calms down despite his mental upset. See my video “Cures for Mental Illness” and “Recovery Redefined”.
By AnxiousAvoidant on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
i saw it one day …
i saw it one day when i took a sick day off collage on a day-time tv show, and never heard of it since. that could put the credability down. it was only like the size of a gameboy.
looking back on it i think it may have been a prototype created in a Scottish university and was successfully tested on a small group of heroine addicts. if it did work it would have to go through a few years of testing.
By TronZaphod on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
I liked this video. …
I liked this video. It’s new to me. I will consider frowning on electro shock now as a practice however do you have any vids supporting the practice i would like to hear both side more importantly i would like the hear the “fanboys” of both sides to make a more firm and informed judgement.
By AnxiousAvoidant on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
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By psychetruth on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
This thing has …
This thing has actually been around since the 70s. I found some actual double-blind clinical trials w/ it. 1992 Study “A randomized double-blind study of neuroelectric therapy in opiate and cocaine detoxification.” found “There was no significant difference between the active or placebo groups, suggesting that placebo was as effective as active NET in reducing drug withdrawal or craving during cocaine and opiate detoxification.”
By psychetruth on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
Your talking about …
Your talking about neuroelectric therapy which was developed in the late 70s. It’s akin to acupuncture. It’s a very small amount of electricity and most likely capitalizes on a placebo effect. During ECT someone is given enough electricity to cause a grand mal seizure. They aren’t comparable really.
By psychetruth on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
You won’t find many …
You won’t find many pro-ECT videos. In my experience, the majority of people that receive the treatment have very bad things to say about it. Search around YouTube for consumer videos and see what people that have had it have to say about it. In my favorites you will find “The Trouble with Spikol: The ECT Story” watch that, it’s really good.
By jeywolf on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
Geez wtf, what a …
Geez wtf, what a story.
By psychpatient101 on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply
Actually there are …
Actually there are video’s of a guy who is payed to give shock treatments and suppose to give out data about these treatments. The last guy who had his job was in the business of selling shock treatment machines. The new guy’s thesis or his final paper at the end of his college classes was- how to fool your self into believing something that’s not true and supporting the idea with conviction. Hmm wonder why he was picked to do the job?
By psychetruth on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
You haven’t talked …
You haven’t talked to people that have received ECT. I’ve talked to at least 2 dozen of them. Only one person had anything good to say about it. One lady couldn’t even remember who her husband and child were after ECT.
By psychetruth on Jun 20, 2007 | Reply
You will also find …
You will also find a number of videos on youtube by people that did receive ECT treatment that said it didn’t help them. Some of them are in my favorites, I recommend watching the troublewithspikols video on ECT. She is quite beautiful, articulate and entertaining to watch.
By alanna4858 on Feb 7, 2008 | Reply
IS there a rest of …
IS there a rest of this testamony?
I wanna see it…
Alanna
By dawncarol1 on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
I wish we had such …
I wish we had such a good advocate in England to ban ect – I will not rest up until I see it banned world-wide like it is in Belgium.
I heared on BBC radio that America is putting battery packs on kids getting in to trouble and shocking them – there should be worldwide outrage about this or where will it all end – God help us all.
By gp5791 on Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
What do you mean it …
What do you mean it s banned in Belgium? My friend a full time patient asked for it and she get’s ect. Can anybody give me a source about the abollishment in Belgium.
By glitcher21 on Mar 19, 2008 | Reply
I’ve had 10 rounds …
I’ve had 10 rounds of ECT myself, and it was painful, and generally unpleasant. A person who is insane enough to want ECT is NOT in a proper mindset to agree to a procedure like that. I would NOT go through ECT agian
By bertrand756 on May 22, 2008 | Reply
did ECT hurt your …
did ECT hurt your ability to think?
By glitcher21 on Aug 2, 2008 | Reply
Not really, but I …
Not really, but I have almost no short or long term memory as a result.
By Encefalus on Aug 3, 2008 | Reply
A very interesting …
A very interesting video