title: Implementing modified electroconvulsive therapy in Nigeria: current status and psychiatrists' attitudes.
abstract: The current status of modified electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Nigeria and the attitudes toward the procedure was explored in a cross-sectional study of psychiatrists and trainees. Most psychiatric facilities still make use of the unmodified type of ECT. Although half of the respondents considered their knowledge of ECT as inadequate, most (92.2%) considered ECT relevant in contemporary times and preferred that the modified format be used (73.7%). They, however, identified cost and a lack of physician anesthetists as impediments to the widespread implementation of modified ECT and would welcome the establishment of minimum standards for ECT practice in Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Services, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. bawojames@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bawo Onesirosan
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Chinwe Frances
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Inogbo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010820:Physicians; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires