Electroconvulsive therapy: The practice and training needs of referring psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-81

  Blaj, Adrian ^a   Worrall, Adrian ^b   Chaplin, Robert ^b,c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Electroconvulsive therapy; Informed consent; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRELAND; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; IRELAND; MEMORY DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34249894481     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/yct.0b013e3180544985     Document Type: Article

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