Where We Stand
Section: Professional Standards
Policy: Electro-Convulsive Therapy

Electro-Convulsive Therapy

The administration of electro-convulsive therapy and psychotropic drugs are recognized modalities of medical treatment and should be subject to the same regulations and precautions for patient safety and welfare as any other medical and surgical procedure. OMA will strongly oppose any proposed state legislation that would restrict the practice of medicine beyond the recognized and traditional tests for safety and efficacy now required and practiced under current Oregon laws pertaining to medical practice, by medical ethics and by review of physicians' peers.

Adopted at the interim House of Delegates, 1976.
Reaffirmed at the annual House of Delegates, 2011.

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