Knowledge and attitudes of older psychiatric patients and their caregivers towards electroconvulsive therapy.

Qing-E ZhangFu-Chun ZhouLing ZhangChee H NgGabor S UngvariGang WangYu-Tao Xiang

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2018)

Clinicians in Chinese psychiatric hospitals need to provide sufficient information on ECT to older patients and their caregivers before treatment, particularly regarding the treatment process and adverse effects.

Keyphrases

mental health
palliative care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
patient reported outcomes
replacement therapy
patient reported