Classics in ECT-Weiner and Coffey: ECT in the USA 1991
The pdf is here . This review of the status of ECT in the United States in 1991, was occasioned by the 1990 APA Task Force Report on ECT. It is a concise, but comprehensive, review of the history of ECT in the USA, contemporary practice methods and research findings. The history section is particularly informative. Many of the clinical issues discussed in this 1991 paper are relevant for today's practice. This is definitely worth a careful read (about 15 minutes).