The FDA has proposed banning electrical stimulation devices used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior due to the risk of injury they pose.
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Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.
Electrical stimulation devices administer electrical shocks through electrodes attached to the skin to deter self-injurious or aggressive behavior. The FDA has information to indicate that only one facility is currently using these devices in the United States, which is the Judge Rotenberg Education Center in Canton, Massachusetts. This is the second time the FDA has proposed a ban of these devices.