Jumping through the hoops: Barriers and other ethical concerns regarding the use of psychiatric electroceutical interventions.

ABSTRACT: Stakeholders' perceptions of barriers to and other ethical concerns about using psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEIs), interventions that use electrical or magnetic stimuli to treat psychiatric conditions like treatment-resistant depression (TRD), may influence the uptake of these interventions. This study examined such perceptions among psychiatrists, patients with depression, and members of the public. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 16 members of each group to examine their views on practical barriers and ethical concerns. We used qualitative content analysis to identify relevant themes, and compared findings across stakeholder groups. Access limitations to the interventions, including cost and availability of the interventions, cut across all PEIs-in

SUBMITTER: Cabrera LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516532 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature