Modified and unmodified electroconvulsive therapy: A comparison of attitudes between psychiatrists in Beijing and Hong Kong

Journal of ECT

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-84

  Leung, Chi Ming ^a   Xiang, Yu Tao ^a,b,e   He, Jia Li ^b   Xu, Hui Li ^c   Ma, Liang ^b   Fok, Marcella Ly ^d   Ungvari, Gabor S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chaoyang Mental Health Care Institute   (China)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Electroconvulsive therapy; Unmodified

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67849085405     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31817b8135     Document Type: Article

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