Texas sees resurgence in use of electroconvulsive therapy
Electroshock therapy never enjoyed much in the way of good public relations, and the low point may have come with the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
In the movie, a handcuffed patient played by Jack Nicholson undergoes punitive electroshock with a writhing, torturous convulsion. Some psychiatrists blame that dramatic depiction — it helped Nicholson win an Oscar — for the procedure’s fall from medical favor.
But nearly 40 years later, the procedure is on the rise in Texas. Electroconvulsive therapy, as it is now called, thrives as a treatment for some forms of mental illness, especially severe depression.
The number of ECT treatments in Texas has increased 67 percent since 2001, according to figures compiled by the state health department. ECT was used 14,176 times in Texas on 2,243 patients between Sept. 1, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2013, the last available reporting year. The state’s figures do not include military and veterans’ hospitals.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20141213-texas-sees-resurgence-in-use-of-electroconvulsive-therapy.ece
[font color=green]Coming to a psychiatric hospital near you. Next up: lobotomies.[/font]
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I have mental health issues so I can also see it as a patient claiming to have their issues resolved to avoid receiving "the treatment" in which case it could let issues become worse. Considering the backlog of Texans with mental health issues seeking to obtain disability status, I could see where the state might start subjecting people to electroconvulsive therapy to thin out the waiting list. 
