Patients' and their relatives' knowledge of, experience with, attitude toward, and satisfaction with electroconvulsive therapy in Hong Kong, China

Journal of ECT

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 207-212

  Tang, Wai Kwong ^a,b   Ungvari, Gabor S ^a   Chan, Grace W L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitude; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Knowledge; Relatives; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0036459892     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200212000-00008     Document Type: Article

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