A Little Art, a Little Science

I have always enjoyed Royal Pains, but I was not happy with this episode. Obviously I don't watch the show because of the medical information, but I was concerned to see the writers portraying electric shock treatment as something beneficial. E.C.T. took a terrible toll on my dear aunt. She lost all of her memories from the treatment. Her memories of her family and friends were her most cherished possessions. We used to spend hours going through photo albums, which gave her so much joy. But after the shock treatment, she was devastated because she didn't recognize any of the people in the photos. She told me she felt as if her life had been taken from her.

Generally, I really like the characters and the story lines in this show. And I do understand that the show is fictitious. But I sincerely wish that TV writers would do more research before publicly taking a stand in favor of a treatment that can be so harmful.