Fewer patients receive electro-convulsive therapy

Electro-convulsive therapy was used 2,152 times on 244 mental health patients in just 12 months, according to the Mental Health Commission (MHC).

The men and women treated in 2012 ranged in age from 24 to 92, with 63% of the recipients women.

According to the MHC, the majority of patients consented to the controversial treatment, while 27 withheld consent, but were still treated.