Mental health professionals' attitudes towards and knowledge of electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-150

  Lutchman, Russell D ^a   Stevens, Tim ^b   Bashir, Amir ^c   Orrell, Martin ^b  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORKER; STAFF;

EID: 0035001080     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230124779     Document Type: Article

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