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Appeals court overturns FDA's ban of electric shock device - RAPS

In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals in Washington, DC struck down the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ban on electrical ...

Congress acts to help ban shock devices used for treatment at Mass ...

The fight against the use of the devices was given new impetus when a video of former Judge Rotenberg Center student Andre McCollins being ...

FDA bans electric shock devices used at Massachusetts special ...

FDA bans electric shock devices used at Massachusetts special needs school for 'aggressive behavior' · This controversial Massachusetts facility ...

MPs call for ban on electric shock therapy - Future Care Capital

MPs have called for a ban on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat mental illness, the Independent has reported. They told the paper that ...

FDA May Ban Electroshock Devices Used on Some Psychiatric ...

Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with ...

FDA moves again to ban controversial shock therapy devices used ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is once again proposing to ban the use of electric skin shock devices on students at the Canton-based ...

Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or electroshock therapy (EST) is a psychiatric ... The Union Health Ministry of India recommended a ban on ECT without ...

5 Investigates: FDA looks to ban shock treatment devices - YouTube

New developments could signal the end of a painful practice used on disabled students in Massachusetts. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for ...

Bill to ban use of electric skin shock devices on people with ...

Supporters say the bill would have effectively banned the use of controversial electric skin shock devices at a Canton residential home for ...

Regulation of Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Systematic Review of ...

... ECT practice, including who can receive ECT, who can provide inf … ... electroshock therapy," and "shock therapy" from March 2017 to May 2017. All ...

FDA re-issues ban on electric shock devices - Yahoo Finance

The agency tried to ban the devices in 2020, but a federal appeals court overturned the decision.

Congress enables FDA to ban shock devices used at Canton school

Congress has jointed the battle over whether disabled students should be given electric shocks as part of their therapy.

Ban Needed to Protect Vulnerable Students from Skin-Electroshock ...

[1] Mental health industry watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International says the proposed law is a crucial step toward ...

What to know about the FDA's new effort to ban a shock device only ...

The federal agency is proposing a new ban on “electrical stimulation devices intended to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive ...

FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients - AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in ...

Use of Shock Therapy Denied by U.S. Court of Appeals

... ban the use of electric shock therapy. We were pleased that in 2020 the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule banning the use of ...

ADAPT Responds to FDA Announcement of Their Intent to Ban ...

In mid-October, the federal government published the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda, and the FDA announced their intent to issue a final ban on the electrical ...

FDA proposes banning device that delivers shocks to students - WCVB

The US Food and Drug Administration is once again taking aim at the use of electric shocks on students at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton.

CCHR Says MA Bill to Ban Electroshock Aversion Therapy is ...

There is an urgent need to prioritize human rights and dignity over damaging and coercive psychiatric practices. CCHR calls for swift ...

FDA Ban on Electroshock Devices for Some Patients Vacated (1)

The U.S. government's ban on an electric shock treatment for patients with self-injurious and aggressive behaviors, but not for other ...