Patients’, Carers’, and the Public’s Perspectives on Electroconvulsive Therapy

Griffiths, Chris; O’Neill-Kerr, Alex

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00304

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Patients’, Carers’, and the Public’s Perspectives on Electroconvulsive Therapy

Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry • May 7, 2019

Authors:

Chris Griffiths

Alex O’Neill-Kerr

Abstract

Aims and Method To present patients', carers' and the public's perspectives on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) through a narrative review of the literature. Results People’s perspectives on ECT are often negative due to media and internet portrayal. Perspectives are influenced by risks, short term s...

Subject

Electroconvulsive therapy

Psychotherapist

Psychiatry

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