Eliciting users' views of ECT in two mental health trusts with a user-designed questionnaire

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-413

  Philpot, Michael ^a   Collins, Cath ^b   Trivedi, Premila ^b   Treloar, Adrian ^c   Gallacher, Simon ^a   Rose, Diana ^d  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Communicate ^*

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; ECT; Satisfaction; User involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DROWSINESS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 4344693155     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230410001729843     Document Type: Article

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