Discrepancy between Opinion and Attitude on the Practice of ECT by Psychiatrists Specializing in Old Age in the Netherlands

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Van Der Wurff, F B ^a,b   Stek, M L ^a   Hoogendijk, W J G ^a   Beekman, A T F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GGZ Foundation for Mental Health Care Buitenamstel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Depressive disorder; Elderly; Electroconvulsive therapy; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXHAUSTION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 1842684173     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200403000-00008     Document Type: Article

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