Knowledge and attitudes regarding electroconvulsive therapy among medical students and the general public

Journal of ECT

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 244-253

  McFarquhar, Tara F ^a,b   Thompson, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Electroconvulsive therapy; General public; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 61949371603     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318168be4a     Document Type: Article

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