‘Are you feeling depressed? Are your medications not working?’ These are the first words in an advertisement for people who’ll agree to have a powerful electric current applied to their brains to induce grand mal seizures.
'Are you depressed? Is life getting you down? Things are now looking up for you! If you’re over 60 and feeling sad, just sign up for Duke University Medical Center’s new study to see how effective maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). They’ll give you the electric shocks for free!
But don’t wait. There’s room for only a limited number of subjects. First come, first served! Don’t miss out on this great deal!
Duke University is running an advertisement that starts, “Are you feeling depressed? Are your medications not working?”
It sounds like they’re trying to sell a new product, not advertising for people who’re willing to be subjected to the application of electric shocks to their brains.'
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