Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Notes on Terminology xi
5. 1. The Trouble with Time 1
6. 2. Eugenic Conceptions I: Ticking Time Bombs 13
7. 3. Eugenic Conceptions II: Useless Eaters 28
8. 4. A Little Brain Pathology 44
9. 5. Informed Consent and the Dawn of the Public Relations Era 67
10. 6. The American Psychiatric Association Task Force 86
11. 7. The Making of an American Activist 107
12. 8. The ECT Industry Cows the Media 124
13. 9. Long Strange Trip: ECT at the Food and Drug Administration 138
14. 10. The Committee for Truth in Psychiatry 156
15. 11. Anecdote or Evidence? 170
16. 12. Shaming Science 189
17. 13. The Lie That Won’t Die 212
18. 14. Erasing History 231
19. 15. The Triumph of Public Relations over Science 253
20. 16. Should ECT Be Banned? The Moral Context 267
21. 17. Where Do We Go from Here? 287
22. Epilogue 302
23. Appendix: Letters from FDA Docket No. 82P-0316 306
24. Notes 316
25. Resources 349
26. Index 351
27. About the Author 361