Knowledge of ECT among Staff of a Mental Health Service

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-246

  Culas, Renu ^a   Port, Moira ^a   Ashaye, Kunle ^a,b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECT; Informed consent; Staff knowledge

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MANIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCIENCE; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WALES;

EID: 0347511819     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200312000-00014     Document Type: Article

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