Human rights group loudly speaks out for nationwide ban on "torturous" electroshock treatment given to 0-5-year-olds, pregnant women, elderly, veterans and more
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) picketed the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in New York City to demand psychiatrists cease using electroshock — especially on children.
At the American Psychiatric Association in San Diego, California, human rights group demands an end to ECT (electroconvulsive treatment) and a nationwide ban against using the so-called treatment on children.