Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Consent needed: Dr. Emil Zamora demonstrates how electroconvulsive therapy is done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. Some readers say ECT should b(...)
Consent needed: Dr. Emil Zamora demonstrates how electroconvulsive therapy is done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. Some readers say ECT should b(...)

Consent needed: Dr. Emil Zamora demonstrates how electroconvulsive therapy is done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. Some readers say ECT should b(...)

Date12/18/1983
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Consent needed: Dr. Emil Zamora demonstrates how electroconvulsive therapy is done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. Some readers say ECT should be banned, others say it's an effective treatment, but most agree the consent of the patient should be required before treatment.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025597F
Former patients: Shirley Johnson and Fred Serafino of Hamilton say they are piecing together their shock-shattered lives, years after having electro-convulsive therapy
Former patients: Shirley Johnson and Fred Serafino of Hamilton say they are piecing together their shock-shattered lives, years after having electro-convulsive therapy
12/16/1983
Electrodes are placed on the head of a model patient in a Toronto hospital to simulate an electroshock therapy session
Electrodes are placed on the head of a model patient in a Toronto hospital to simulate an electroshock therapy session
4/15/1976
Anesthetics are given to patients before they undergo electroshock therapy
Anesthetics are given to patients before they undergo electroshock therapy
4/15/1976
Nick Herd & Kathy Hughes
Nick Herd & Kathy Hughes
10/27/1998
Receiving therapy
Receiving therapy
12/1/1986
Paramedic hopefuls begin training, Trainees John Fader, left, and Glen Ruppell watch closely as program director Andrew Duncan demonstrates how to ven(...)
Paramedic hopefuls begin training, Trainees John Fader, left, and Glen Ruppell watch closely as program director Andrew Duncan demonstrates how to ven(...)
1/9/1984
St. Joseph's Hospital nurses say goodbye to Gerry Markovich, Five-month-old baby underwent rare esophagus operation at birth
St. Joseph's Hospital nurses say goodbye to Gerry Markovich, Five-month-old baby underwent rare esophagus operation at birth
11/16/1982
Tender care: Physiotherapist Robert Ray monitors Court Thomson's injured knee at the Mount Sinai sports medicine clinic
Tender care: Physiotherapist Robert Ray monitors Court Thomson's injured knee at the Mount Sinai sports medicine clinic
1/14/1989
Hyperbaric chamber simulates underwater air-pressure so doctors can treat divers who suffer from the bends -- too rapid decompression. Patients with o(...)
Hyperbaric chamber simulates underwater air-pressure so doctors can treat divers who suffer from the bends -- too rapid decompression. Patients with o(...)
7/11/1975
Clinical researcher Jeannette Koppenstenier demonstrates use of a nebulizer developed for a proposed study of the drug pentamidine. The nebulizer is not available to the general public
Clinical researcher Jeannette Koppenstenier demonstrates use of a nebulizer developed for a proposed study of the drug pentamidine. The nebulizer is not available to the general public
3/24/1988
Lori and Jeff Mumby were grateful for the help of birth coach Sharon Walton, right, during the birth of their baby Hailey, now a year old, at St. Joseph's Health Centre
Lori and Jeff Mumby were grateful for the help of birth coach Sharon Walton, right, during the birth of their baby Hailey, now a year old, at St. Joseph's Health Centre
8/18/1987
Lifesaver: Arthritis patient Mary Mitchell, 82, demonstrates the Lifeline medical help paging system that allows her to continue to live in safety on her own
Lifesaver: Arthritis patient Mary Mitchell, 82, demonstrates the Lifeline medical help paging system that allows her to continue to live in safety on her own
11/23/1988