ArticleBJPsych bulletin2022
Improving attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy.
Article in BJPsych bulletin, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Electroconvulsive therapy and autobiographical memory.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026Article
- Rewriting the Script: The Need for Effective Education to Address Racial Disparities in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Uptake in BIPOC Communities.Neuroethics · 2024Article
- Electroconvulsive therapy knowledge and attitudes among patients and caregivers in South China: A preliminary study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Improving attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy - CORRIGENDUM.BJPsych bulletin · 2022Article
- Measurement of knowledge and attitudes concerning electroconvulsive therapy.BJPsych bulletin · 2022Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
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methodElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often causes fear in the general public because of media representation and negative reported side-effects. This study evaluates a new video focusing on experiences of ECT and how this can aid communicating medical information to the public. Knowledge and attitudes toward ECT after watching the video were compared with a group that received no information and a group that read the current NHS leaflet on ECT. The role of empathy was also considered as a covariate.
resultsThe video was the only condition found to positively affect knowledge and attitudes toward ECT. The video was especially beneficial to those that possessed low perspective-taking trait empathy. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: These findings demonstrate the video improved knowledge and attitudes toward ECT compared with current material or no information. We suggest that the addition of personal experiences to public information adds perspective, improving overall attitudes toward health treatments.
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