As a U.S. Citizen with mental health issues I have to make difficult decisions sometimes as to the type of treatment that is best for me. There are millions of Americans that face this same challenge. Many of which have what has been deemed by health professionals as treatment resistant depression.
Drug therapy does not work in the treatment of this, so other alternatives have to be considered. This condition is both debilitating of the quality of life and health of a person, as well as a contributing cause for suicides in our nations.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one such alternative treatment. However, although it is an approved treatment by our government, their is still controversy as to its safety and efficacy.
We need a mandate requiring all 50 States to openly keep records