Dr. Wendy Burn, President of the United Kingdom's Royal College of Psychiatry, connected with me via Twitter to reassure me that she's working with a committee to improve outcomes for patients undergoing ECT. At this time they're developing a new leaflet to provide updated information to patients and their families. 

She requested research on the neuropathology of shock therapy published in medical journals. After providing me with her email, I sent her PDF copies of more than six studies--several of which included neuropathology slides identifying microhemorrhaging, gliosis and other pathologies associated with ECT that demonstrate electrical injury.

In my email, I also provided a 2007 article which compared patient outcomes at seven different hospitals in New York. That study leaves no question regarding the need for developing standardized procedures for administration technique to reduce manufacturer acknowledged risks associated with permanent memory  loss and permanent brain damage.