title: Change in Attitude Toward Electroconvulsive Therapy: Effects of Treatment, Time Since Treatment, and Severity of Depression.
abstract: Attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) of patients with major depressive episodes who are treated with ECT were evaluated before the beginning of treatment, 1 to 2 days after completion of the 12th treatment, and 6 months after the termination of the series using a questionnaire (adapted from Freeman and Kendall, 1980). Attitudes toward ECT become more positive after treatment, and remain so at the 6-month follow-up. Attitude changes correlate with changes in depressive symptoms and with subjective side effects during treatment. Patients who had a prior course of ECT had more knowledge of ECT but not a more positive attitude.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Herzog Memorial Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Avraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calev
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kochav-Lev
authors.forename: Nurith
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authors.lastname: Tubi
authors.forename: Doron
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authors.lastname: Nigal
authors.forename: Shella
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authors.lastname: Chazan
authors.forename: Baruch
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authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Bernard
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authors.lastname: Lerer