Yes it is true that Benedetto publicly denounced the use of ECT and called for an absolute ban. It seems though that he shied away from extending his call to include a ban on forced psychiatric medication. There is growing evidence from research that the horrific harms caused by long-term use of all classes of psy medication, do not just outweigh significantly any benefits but also that they are irreversible. Alas, it appears that the majority of those who find ECT barbaric (for good reasons, both scientific and ethical) believe that drugs are less harmful.
Yes it is true that Benedetto publicly denounced the use of ECT and called for an absolute ban. It seems though that he shied away from extending his call to include a ban on forced psychiatric medication. There is growing evidence from research that the horrific harms caused by long-term use of all classes of psy medication, do not just outweigh significantly any benefits but also that they are irreversible. Alas, it appears that the majority of those who find ECT barbaric (for good reasons, both scientific and ethical) believe that drugs are less harmful.