The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "electroshock" ...
-
Controversial Mass. School Depends on NY Students, Money
A controversial Massachusetts school that among other methods, uses electroshock therapy, has been found to rely on publicly funded dollars, even as it has fallen into disfavor among other states around the nation.
-
No title (id: 7624)
San Francisco Bay Guardian exposes the return of electroshock therapy to mental hospitals in the Bay area and across the country; electroshock is called safe and effective by its proponents, but its critics call it Draconian torture, April 18, 1990.
Tags: CA Bielski
-
Electroshock's Quiet Comeback
The San Francisco Bay Guardian looks at the return of electroshock treatment in hospitals. It is used most often to treat depression but there is some evidence it could cause brain damage.
Tags: Electroshock; Brain Damage; Depression; Mental Disability