TheJournal.ie
04.04.2012
THE MENTAL HEALTH Commission has called for an amendment to current standards relating to the use of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) on patients who unwilling or unable to give consent.
In its annual review, the Mental Health Commission (MHC) said that it was committed to introducing Mental Capacity legislation, which would bring Ireland in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Under the current Mental Health Act, patients in Ireland who are unwilling to undergo ECT can be forced to do so.
“It is the Commission’s view that the Section relating to electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) in the Mental Health Act should be amended,” Dr Edmond O’Dea, Chairman of the MHC said. “Under current legislation ECT can be given to those who are unwilling or unable to give consent. The Commission believes the word ‘unwilling’ should be removed from this section of the Act.”
Read more: Call for changes in use of electro-convulsive therapy
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