US EditionMedical pros of electroconvulsive therapy may be exaggerated while cons are downplayed
Researchers found patient materials often emphasize ECT benefits while downplaying risks like long-term memory loss, with 59% of ECT recipients reporting inadequate information, WHO said.
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Medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy may be exaggerated while cons are downplayed
The medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are being exaggerated while the risks are being downplayed, suggest the findings of a survey on the type of information patients and their relatives/friends recall having been given before the procedure, and published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
expert reaction to survey of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) recipients and what information they recall being given
A survey published in the Journal of Medical Ethics looks at electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and what information recipients recall being given. Prof Declan McLoughlin, Research Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, St Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, said: “Providing patients with accurate and appropriate information about treatments is a core aspect of medical practice. The information provided must strike a realis…
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