Informed consent and ECT: how much information should be provided?
Torrance R.
Journal of medical ethics.J Med Ethics.2015 May;41(5):371-4. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101885. Epub 2014 Jun 17.
Obtaining informed consent before providing treatment is a routine part of modern clinical practice. For some treatments, however, there may be disagreement over the requirements for 'informed' consent. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one such example. Blease argues that patients 'should surely b