Is
ECT safe?
ECT is considered a safe treatment. All anaesthetics
carry some risk, and patients need to be carefully
screened for any current medical conditions such
as heart or lung disease to minimise that risk.
Because of the muscle-relaxing drug that is used,
the convulsion does not involve the body and the
patient does not need to be held down, as some people
might imagine. ECT does not cause brain damage.
