title: Attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy in Romanian psychiatrists.
abstract: Use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is influenced by the attitudes of the psychiatrists. The aim of this pilot survey was to assess the knowledge about and attitudes toward ECT in Romanian psychiatrists. Participants of a scientific meeting were requested to fill a 29-item questionnaire. Answers reflecting false concepts or negative attitudes toward ECT were more than 20% in 15 of 21 items, which highlights the urgent need to improve psychiatrists' education and training about ECT in Romania.
authors.affiliation: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatric Service, Szent László Hospital, Budapest, Hungary. gazdag@lamb.hu
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gazdag
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zsargó
authors.forename: Katalin Margit
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kerti
authors.forename: Iosif Gábos
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Grecu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D012383:Romania; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires