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How to make ECT decisions for a minor child

My daughter needs ECT but she is only sixteen and I am terrified of making the wrong choice for someone else's brain and future.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Parental responsibility collides with medical uncertainty when the stakes involve your child's developing mind and sense of self.

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