A large proportion of psychiatrists claims ECT to be SAFE and EFFECTIVE. This is not the only parallel you can find between surgeons talking about ETS and psychiatrists talking about ECT.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN M. FRIEDBERG, M.D., NEUROLOGIST, BEFORE THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MARTIN LUSTER PRESIDING
NYC, May 18, 2001
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Depression/ect/news/newyork/friedbergtest.asp