<p><strong>Why are people harmed by ECT so often ignored — even when they reach out directly to researchers?</strong></p><p><strong>Content Warnings: Brief mention if abuse and suicide.</strong></p><p>In this episode, we continue reading emails from injured ECT patients who reached out to government-funded researcher Harold Sackeim, only to have their pleas for help ignored. </p><p>Sackeim had publicly invited people experiencing memory problems after ECT to contact him—but, according to author Linda Andre, he later testified that he discarded 175 of those messages.</p><p>Through these stories, we dig deeper into the history of why people harmed by ECT are so often not beleived. </p><p><strong>this is for educational purposes only. I’m not a medical professional, and nothing here should be taken as medical advice. I’m sharing my understanding of the public record and other published works on this topic.</strong></p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_PesMA4_CFCPkLXojJWSjP8ipq9SGTGo2r5KBeo5Oo/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br /></p><p>🎵 Music Credits:</p><p>Intro/Outro: "Naya Instrumental" by Tomh</p><p>Artist: @tomh_music</p><p>Track:<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tomh_music/naya-instrumental" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://soundcloud.com/tomh_music/naya-instrumental</a></p><p>Used under free license with attribution</p>