Perspectives of patients and relatives about electroconvulsive therapy: A qualitative study from Vellore, India

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-258

  Rajkumar, Anto P ^a   Saravanan, B ^a   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Patient perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; COERCION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 33845463987     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000244237.79672.74     Document Type: Article

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