ECT practice and psychiatrists' attitudes towards ECT in the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation.
The practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and the attitudes of psychiatrists towards ECT in the Chuvash Republic are described. A significant proportion of Chuvash psychiatrists had a patchy knowledge about ECT and held negative attitudes towards the treatment. Enhancing the knowledge about ECT and changing negative attitudes will require persistent educational efforts.
Golenkov
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Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary, Russia.
Ungvari
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D012426:Russia; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome