Erin Allman‑Updyke

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Ep 221 Electroconvulsive Therapy Part 2: A current conversation · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

So the informed consent process is quite long and detailed.

If someone is not able to make decisions for themselves, and this is actually true for all procedures, not just ECT, um, but then we have what's called a surrogate decision maker.

And so you have to identify who that person is.

Is it their spouse?

Is it their parent?

Is it someone that they have designated as their healthcare power of attorney, which is so important that everyone has a healthcare power of attorney to make your decisions if you can't make decisions for yourself?

Um but that's really extra important.

And family and or friends or whoever those people are are usually always involved in the ECT process, even if

someone, you know, is able to respond.

It's usually recommended that it's kind of everyone is on board with this.

But of course, in the case of catatonia or when someone is unresponsive, then yes, it's someone else who is going to be going through that informed consent process for them.

Okay.

Yeah.

So, yeah, Erin, that is what we know about ECT and how it works.

And I ended with talking about ECT in catatonia and NMDA receptor encephalitis because now we get to pause and be joined by Dr.

Leonardo Lopez, who is an expert in ECT, including in the use of ECT for catatonia, including in cases of NMDA.

receptor encephalitis and I am really excited to be joined by him.

So let's go.

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