New NYS OMH ECT Guidelines
By James RyePublished: April 8, 2008
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EmailBackground: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a vital yet controversial treatment, especially when provided by court order and over objection, which has evoked considerable and important discussion among a broad constituency in New York State. In light of the ongoing debate regarding court ordered ECT, OMH offers this document to clarify its clinical and administrative thinking.
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The Informed Constituent: BACK TO THE DARK AGES
By George EbertPublished: August 8, 2006
Print EmailTwo bills have quietly passed through the Assembly and Senate that have thousands of mental health representatives and advocates concerned. On August 3rd, several members of the Mental Patients Liberation Alliance held a press conference at the State Capitol to increase public awareness and gain support in opposition of the bills. The people who will immediately be affected by the new legislation are currently behind the locked doors of treatment facilities, most likely unaware of the legislation and unable to voice objections.
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New York City Voices: Spring 2006
By David GourdinePublished: April 8, 2006
Print EmailFormed in 2004, the Alliance Empowerment Coalition (aka the Coalition) is a New York State association of the Empowerment Center, Inc. and the Mental Patients Liberation Alliance. The Coalition—which has had more than 45 years of experience in pioneering initiatives in the State—is an innovative and ambitious umbrella organization that is dedicated to the recovery of mental health through the development of both self-help goals and holistic, person-centered systems of local care.
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