FDA Seeks to Ban Use of Electroshock Devices on Some Psychiatric Patients

Source: United Press International - Health NewsU.S. federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. The devices deliver electric shocks to a patient's skin, in an attempt to stop them from harming themselves or lashing out physically at others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in its Monday announcement.