The World Health Organization and United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights responded to an article published in The Lancet Psychiatry demanding they retract their guidance on ECT use. The response, "Electroconvulsive therapy: reaffirming the case for caution, consent, and rights." I am honored to have been invited by the WHO and UN OHCHR to participate with a team of phenomenal human rights advocates in writing the response. 

Here's the abstract:

"We welcome the opportunity to respond to Cooper and colleagues' Comment1 on the 2023 WHO and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights publication on Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice. We believe the authors' critique misrepresents the guidance's approach to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), selectively cites literature, and overlooks concerns about ECT's safety, effectiveness, and ethical implications. The guidance promotes dignity, autonomy, and non-discrimination, and its advice on ECT is grounded in evidence and international human rights standards—emphasising informed consent, legal capacity, and protection from coercion."