Open AccessATTITUDES TOWARDS ECT: A SURVEY OF POLISH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Author(s) -
Anna Antosik Wojcinska,
Warsaw Neurology,
Gábor Gazdag,
Łukasz Święcicki,
Beata Majtczak,
Janusz Rybakowski,
Pavel Gosek,
Adam Wichniak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2021.328
Subject(s) - mental health , electroconvulsive therapy , health professionals , psychiatry , population , catchment area , medicine , psychology , family medicine , nursing , health care , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , environmental health , economics , economic growth , drainage basin , cartography , geography
Although the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been well established, the utilization rate of ECT has decreased in Poland in recent years. One of the main reasons could be the negative attitude towards ECT in the community and by mental health professionals. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge about and attitudes toward ECT in Polish mental health professionals including psychiatrists and non-physicians: nurses, psychologists, social workers.