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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

‘Electric shock therapy for depression made me forget my wedding day’

A woman has said she was left unable to remember large portions of her life after receiving a mental health treatment that involves sending electric currents through the brain.

Lisa Morrison, 52, from Northern Ireland, received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on the NHS six times between 2009 and 2016 as part of treatment for her depression, but claims it only caused her and her family more harm.

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