Is the practice of ECT ethical?

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 38-43

  Fink, Max ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Beneficence; Electroconvulsive therapy; Justice; Non maleficence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUSTICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC; BENEFICENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844496205     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970510030054     Document Type: Article

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