Patterns of electroconvulsive therapy use in Spain

European Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 463-470

  Bertolín Guillén, José Manuel ^a   Peiró Moreno, Salvador ^b   Hernández de Pablo, María Eugenia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitude; Electroconvulsive therapy; Questionnaire; Spain; Treatment availability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL BED; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SPAIN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33750013936     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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