Voices of people who have received ECT.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is controversial but widely practised in India. We elicited perspectives, using qualitative interviews, from patients who received ECT and their relatives. Ethical issues related to personal autonomy, right to information, competence, informed consent and consent by proxy are discussed. We suggest strategies to ensure a basic minimum standard for obtaining informed consent for ECT in India.
Rajkumar
A P
AP
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College,Vellore 632 002, Tamil Nadu, India. antoprajkumar@cmcvellore.ac.in
Saravanan
B
B
Jacob
K S
KS
D000328:Adult; D003068:Coercion; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires