Shock reveals the gripping personal stories of a dozen people who underwent electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severe depression and bipolar disorder, including former Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis. Featuring candid, intimate interviews with patients and doctors and footage of actual ECT procedures, Shock explores the myths, mysteries, and realities surrounding this often contentious treatment which has been both derided as barbaric and praised as miraculous. Based on the book Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Larry Tye and Kitty Dukakis.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Shock DVD:
Shock DVD by Kitty Dukakis was very informational and good. Thank you - jac
Excellent DVD:
I am currently receiving ECT treatments and I purchased this DVD last year before I began. It is extremely informative! I have shared this with the head nurse at the hospital (who is now recommending that all patients see the DVD if possible) that I go to as well as my therapist.
I have also shared it with close friends and family so that they understand that this ISN'T like "One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest.
I felt very comfortable about having the procedure done after viewing this.
Accurate portrayal:
When I was in high school, our psychology teacher showed a film about life in a mental institution in the late 70's or early 80's. It showed an actual ECT session. It was horrible, and I suffered from nightmares and anxiety attacks for months thereafter. (That teacher should have been fired).
This presentation however is nothing like that. It also shows an actual ECT session; however, this is of ECT as it is done today. Nothing scary. Nothing like Snake Pit or One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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