Knowledge, experience & attitudes concerning electroconvulsive therapy among patients & their relatives

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-210

  Rajagopal, R ^a   Chakrabarti, S ^a   Grover, S ^a   Khehra, N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Awareness; ECT; Patients; Perceptions; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 84859077284     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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