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MENTAL HEALTH

Family Members of Electroshock Survivors Speak Out About Devastating Brain Damage in New Study

Relatives and friends across 22 countries describe memory loss, cognitive decline, disability and death following electroshock “treatment,” with many saying their loved ones’ lives were permanently destroyed.

MENTAL HEALTH

Ireland’s Forgotten Patients Demand Action After New Investigations Into 1950s Asylum Abuse

More than 20,000 people were housed at the peak of Ireland’s asylum era; survivors say the legacy of psychiatric trauma lives on—and it’s time for the government to act.