Electroconvulsive Therapy-Related Anxiety: A Survey in an Academic Hospital in the North of Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment most commonly used in the most severe psychiatric diseases; however due to unreal anxiety, it is not widely accepted by patients and their families.

Objectives

The present study aimed to investigate the main causes of ECT-related anxiety (ERA) in an academic hospital in the north of Iran.

Methods

In this study, the participants were hospitalized psychiatric patients with proper communication skills. A 12-item questionnaire encompassing four sections (namely ECT side-effects, procedure factors, medical team communication, and familial, social, and economic factors) were filled out by a responsible psychiatric resident through a face-to-face interview. The participants' demographic information, including

SUBMITTER: Biazar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7158242 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature