title: Stability over time of patients' attitudes toward ECT.
abstract: This study examined the stability of patients' attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Surveys were administered to 64 study participants at 2 and 4 weeks post treatment. The survey responses were highly significantly correlated and not significantly different, which suggests that attitudes toward ECT are stable during this time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. aiodice@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Aline J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Iodice
authors.forename: Aaron G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosenquist
authors.forename: Doreen L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: W Vaughn
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: McCall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment / Q000523:psychology