Hollywood and ECT

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-206

  McDonald, Andrew ^a   Walter, Garry ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EDUCATION; HISTORY; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249222964     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260902747888     Document Type: Review

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