Michele will be helping us answer your questions on a fortnightly basis, so if you need an answer to a problem, please send us your questions. Questions and answers will be posted on this page in the future. I had to sign the consent form just before the procedure was administered. As I was in a severe state of clinical depression I cannot remember that I have given consent for this treatment. A Dear Jacqui Thanks for your question.
Consent needs to be given to the procedure.
One of the reasons that you cannot remember signing the consent form may be that the ECT itself may have affected your short term memory at that time. If you were deeply depressed, that may also have affected your memory. You can send Michele your questions by filling in this form.