Yes, psychiatrists still hold sway in the usage of ECT

On behalf of humans everywhere, thank you for printing a letter on Wednesday about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

ECT has never been more useful than a bang on the head and many psychiatrists, including the late, great Michael Corrie, have been saying that for years.

If any two psychiatrists judge a patient to be ‘unfit to consent’ or, perhaps, ‘unfit to protest’ they can do as they wish.