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When ECT Became Impossible to Access
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Marina Brown’s vibrant life unraveled as mysterious symptoms—dizziness, fainting—left her medically undiagnosed until doctors identified catatonia. Hoping for relief, her family pursued electroconvulsive therapy, a modern, life-saving treatment for severe psychiatric conditions, only to face a broken system: hospitals in Portland refused to provide it, creating a dangerous Catch-22, and even after a brain bleed cleared, legal and logistical hurdles blocked access. Her story exposes the devastating consequences of stigma, scarcity, and bureaucratic barriers when a patient’s survival hinges on a treatment that’s both proven and profoundly underused.
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