Attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy among Hungarian psychiatrists

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 204-207

  Gazdag, Gábor ^a   Kocsis, Nárcisz ^b   Tolna, Judit ^b   Lipcsey, Attila ^d   Habil, Med ^c  

^a Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^d Clinic of Addictology and Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

Attitude; Electroconvulsive therapy; Hungary; Psychiatrists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 10344246582     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200412000-00003     Document Type: Article

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