Capacity, compliance and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): the practice of ECT among consultant psychiatrists
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia
OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge of and attitudes towards ECT among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia. METHODS The study is quantitative observational cross-sectional with a convenient sample that included psychiatrists and family physicians (including residents) in Saudi Arabia. RESULTS Of the 434 questionnaires emailed, a total of 126 returned completed questionnaires ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0955-6036
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.1.13