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In 2017, NHS England and the Royal College of Psychiatrists pledged to stop practising conversion therapy, including electric shock treatment.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“Sometimes I’d have shock treatment twice a day,” said Anne, who at 17 was placed in a psychiatric institution in 1979.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2020

Soon after, his mother had a severe nervous breakdown and was given electric shock treatment.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020

Toasted ground cumin and pungent cilantro complete the shock treatment; brace yourself for some heat and the numbing effect of the Sichuan spicing.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2017

“It was probably the electric shock treatment I had right before we went out. I should have rescheduled.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx