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Patients' experiences of and attitudes towards ECT
Author(s) -
Guruvaiah Latha,
Veerasamy Karthikeyan,
Naveed Muhammad,
Kudlur Swami,
Chaudary Farah,
Paraiso Ann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.466
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , psychiatry , psychotherapist , psychology , medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
Since its introduction electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has received varied responses from the public and the media. Even though it is an effective treatment, its use has been restricted to very few serious psychiatric disorders. In this paper, Dr Guruvaiah and colleagues capture patients' and their carers' positive experience and attitude towards ECT following their treatment, which can act as reassurance for patients undergoing this efficacious therapy.