Does the experience of electroconvulsive therapy improve awareness and perceptions of treatment among relatives of patients?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Grover, Sandeep K ^a   Chakrabarti, Subho ^a   Khehra, Nitasha ^a   Rajagopal, Rajendra ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

attitudes; knowledge; relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE;

EID: 79952140712     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181d773eb     Document Type: Article

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