“Murder,” “deaths,” “negligence,” “unethical and medical malpractice”—Australian Court Upholds Findings that “Deep Sleep Treatment” is a Psychiatric Horror

It read like a horror movie script but it was a 279-page Australian Federal court judgment about a psychiatric hospital called “Chelmsford” and a lethal drug and electroshock (ECT) combo known as “Deep Sleep Treatment” (DST) practiced there. The November 25, 2020 decision roasted two former DST practitioners—one a deregistered psychiatrist—who had attempted to sue … Read more