Knowledge and Attitudes of First- and Final-Year Medical Students about Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Impact of Media.
Emma De SchuyteneerBram DewachterKristof VansteelandtEva PilatoBo CrauwelsSimon LambrichtsShauni VerspechtKaat HebbrechtJasmien ObbelsPascal SienaertPublished in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2023)
The knowledge of first- and final-year medical students remains limited, potentially due to limited instruction about ECT in medical courses. The use of media as an information source predicted negative attitudes towards ECT. Therefore, the stigma and misinformation provided in the media need to be addressed in the medical curriculum.