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Does Electroconvulsive Therapy have a place in 21st century evidence-based medicine?
Dr. John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published over 180 research papers and in 2022 was listed in Stanford University's register of the top 2% most cited
He has published six reviews of the ECT research literature (including four in peer-reviewed journals) and made multiple commentaries on the research.
His most recent peer-reviewed review of the ECT literature was a 40-page paper, in 2019, written with Professor Irving Kirsch, Associate Director of Placebo Studies at Harvard Medical School.
He is also the lead researcher on two independent audits of the administration and monitoring of ECT in England's Health Service and co-author of three studies of the accuracy of information provided to ECT patients and their families.
https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/staff/john-read
His latest research:
https://lifeafterect.com/participate-in-groundbreaking-research-share-your-experience-with-electroconvulsive-therapy-in-the-sectaff-survey/
This presentation was in colaboration with
https://www.nlb.ie/campaigns/mental-health
Full presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5CTuMbW2w&t=2s
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Does Electroconvulsive Therapy have a place in 21st century evidence-based medicine?
Dr. John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published over 180 research papers and in 2022 was listed in Stanford University's register of the top 2% most cited
He has published six reviews of the ECT research literature (including four in peer-reviewed journals) and made multiple commentaries on the research.
His most recent peer-reviewed review of the ECT literature was a 40-page paper, in 2019, written with Professor Irving Kirsch, Associate Director of Placebo Studies at Harvard Medical School.
He is also the lead researcher on two independent audits of the administration and monitoring of ECT in England's Health Service and co-author of three studies of the accuracy of information provided to ECT patients and their families.
https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/staff/john-read
His latest research:
https://lifeafterect.com/participate-in-groundbreaking-research-share-your-experience-with-electroconvulsive-therapy-in-the-sectaff-survey/
This presentation was in colaboration with
https://www.nlb.ie/campaigns/mental-health
Full presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5CTuMbW2w&t=2s