Electroshock o Terapia Electroconvulsiva (TEC) en Chile: Diagnóstico crítico, activismo social y enfoque de derechos

• Cea Madrid, Juan Carlos ^[1] ; Castillo Parada, Tatiana ^[1]
  1. [1] Centro de Estudios Locos
• Localización: Quaderns de Psicología, ISSN 0211-3481, Vol. 22, Nº. 2, 2020
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1521
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Electroshock or Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Chile: Critical diagnosis, social activism and human rights approach
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  • español

    El electroshock o Terapia Electroconvulsiva (TEC) es un procedimiento contro-versial desde una mi-rada ética y científica. Organizaciones en primera persona del ámbito de la salud mental han gene-rado un debate público respecto a su uso, señalado que es un procedimiento severamente invasivo con efectos dañinos en el cerebro. En ese contexto, el presente artículo realiza una revisión crítica del uso de esta práctica en el campo de la psiquiatría. Junto con ello, describe un panorama gene-ral del marco institucional en que se realiza la Terapia Electro-convulsiva (TEC) en Chile. Finalmen-te, examina los fundamentos e implicancias del enfoque de derechos para una mayor regulación o absoluta prohibición de este procedimiento.

  • English

    Electroshock or Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a controversial procedure from an ethical and scientific perspective. Organizations led by users and ex us-ers in the field of mental health have generated a public debate regarding its use, pointing out that it is a severely invasive procedure with harmful effects on the brain. In that context, this article critically reviews the use of this practice in the field of psychiatry. In addition, it describes an overview of the institutional framework in which Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is performed in Chile. Final-ly, it examines the fundamentals and implications of the perspective of human rights for a greater regulation or absolute prohibition of this procedure.

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