NY Assembly Report on ECT

REFERENCES

1. "Electroconvulsive Therapy". National Institutes of Health. Consensus Development Conference Statement. June 1985.

2. Resolution. March 15. 1996 New York State Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Advisory Council (PAIMI).

3. "ECT Practices in the Community. an unpublished report." J. Prudic. M. Olfson. and H.A. Sackeim.

4. The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Recommendations for Treatment. Training and Privileging, Second Edition. A Task Force Report of the American Psychiatric Association. 2001.

5. The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendations for Treatment. Training and Privileging a comprehensive set of recommendations for the practice of ECT. American Psychiatric Association, 1990.

6. Written Comments to the Committee regarding ECT by the Mental Hygiene Legal Services (MHLS). May 17.2001.

7. "Information About ECT." Office of Mental Health (OMH). July 2001.

8. "Survey of the Provision of Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) at New York State Psychiatric Centers" by the Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. August 7. 2001.

9. "ECT: Sham Statistics, the Myth of Convulsive Therapy. and the Case for Consumer Misinformation" by Douglas Cameron, The Journal of Mind and Behavior, Winter and Spring 1994, Volume 15, Numbers I and 2.

10. Memorandum, Re: Applications for Court Ordered Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). MHLS. April 12, 200 1.

11. Memorandum Re: ECT Data. Office of Mental Health, June 1. 2001.

12. Memorandum to OMH Re: ECT Data, Assembly Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. June 26, 2001.

13. Memorandum Re: ECT Data in response to Committee's June 26, 2001 request for information. OMH. June 28, 200 1.

14. Testimony by Dr. Richard Weiner. New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18. 2001.

15. Testimony by Dr. Harold Sackeim. New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18. 2001.

16. Letter from former ECT patient received by the Committee subsequent to May 18. 2001 Public Hearing Re: ECT.

17. Testimony by William Sullivan. New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy. May 18, 2001.

18. Testimony by Dr. Peter Sterling. New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, July 18, 2001.

19. Testimony by Linda Andre, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18, 2001.

20. Letter to James Stone. Commissioner, Office of Mental Health from Martin A. Luster. Chair. Assembly Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. October 11, 2001.

21. Letter to Honorable Martin A. Luster from James L. Stone. Commissioner Office of Mental Health. November 6, 200 1.

22. "Dad's Rights Zapped by the Shock Docs," New York Post. June 17, 2001.

23. Letter to Gary O'Brien, Chairman, Commission on Quality of Care for the Metally Disabled (CQC) from Committee Staff, June 18, 2001.

24. Letter to Committee Staff from Mark P. Keegan, Director, Quality Assurance and Investigations Bureau. CQC, September 13, 2001.

25. Letter to Committee Staff from Thomas A. Maul. Commissioner Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, January 15, 2002.

26. Testimony by Steven Brock, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18, 2001.

27. Testimony by Dr. Laura Fochtmann, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18, 200 1.

28. Testimony by Kevin Chatterson, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Closing of the Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center, February 14. 2001.

29. N. Letter to Gary O'Brien. Chairman. CQC from Martin A. Luster. Chair. Assembly Committee on Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. February 1, 2001.

30. "His New Battle. Patient Takes Fight Against Electric Shock Treatment to Court." Newsday, March 3, 2001.

31. "Notes Say Shock Treatments Help Man." Newsday, March 12, 2001.

32. "Mental Competence in Question/ Doctors: Man Not Fit to Refuse Shock Treatment.' Newsday, March 16, 2001.

33. "Man Says More Rights Violated", Newsday, March 28, 2001.

34. Letter to Honorable Martin A. Luster from Gary O'Brien. Chairman. CQC. April 6. 2001.

35. E-Mail from Anne Krause to Committee Staff, May 1, 2001.

36. Letter to Gary O'Brien. Chairman. CQC from Martin A. Luster, Chair. Assembly Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, May 23. 2001.

37. "Shock Therapy Patient Released," Newsday, September 21, 200 1.

38. Letter to Hon. Martin A. Luster from Gary O'Brien, Chairman, CQC, October 1, 2001.

39. Letter to Gary O'Brien, Chairman CQC from Committee staff, May 24, 2001.

40. Testimony by Anne Krauss, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Public Hearing Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy, May 18, 2001.

41. "Opinion and Order In the Matter of Adam S.," Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department.

42. Letter to Hon. Martin A. Luster from Gary O'Brien, Chairman CQC, September 13, 2001.

43. Letter to Gary O'Brien, Chairman CQC from Committee Staff, May 24, 2001.

44. Letter to Hon. Martin A. Luster from Gary O'Brien, Chairman CQC, August 1. 2001.

45. "Decision and Order In the Matter of Pamela S.," Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department, August 27, 2001.

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