... months. According to Cauchon, "The death rate for elderly patients who receive shock is 50 times higher than patients are told on the American Psychiatric Association's [APA] model consent form". The same study states, " The APA sets the chances of dying at 1 in 10,000. But the death rate is closer to 1 in 200 among the elderly, according to mortality studies done ... states don't keep good records for these cases. I bring you the story of Ocie Shirk a 72 year old woman from Austin, Texas. During a routine ECT session, she had an epileptic style seizure, which is the goal in the therapy...

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