US ESDs ban: the rise and fall of electroshock aversion therapy
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US ESDs ban: the rise and fall of electroshock aversion therapy
The ESDs ban centres on the devices which have been used at the Judge Rotenburg Educational Center for decades to punish self-injurious behaviour
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A decades-long fight over an electric shock treatment led to an FDA ban. But the fight is far from over.
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FDA Considers Ban On Shock Devices Used At Judge Rotenberg Center In Canton - CBS Boston
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The shocking truth: the rise and fall of electrical aversion therapy - Medical Technology, Issue 28
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A decades-long fight over an electric shock treatment led to an FDA ban. But the fight is far from over.
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A decades-long fight over an electric shock treatment led to an FDA ban. But the fight is far from over.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy, 1954 : Arizona State Hospital : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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FDA Considers Ban On Shock Devices Used At Judge Rotenberg Center In Canton - CBS Boston
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1947 Liberson / Offner Electroshock Therapy Unit — AGENT GALLERY CHICAGO
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Rosalind Osgood, Carolina Amesty seek ban on shock therapy for children
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FDA ban on electric shock treatment at Massachusetts school overturned