ArticleBMJ open2025
Investigating the factors that impede or facilitate the acceptance of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): perspectives from psychiatrists and patients' companions.
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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
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to investigate the positive and negative factors that can influence an individual's acceptance of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) from the perspective of psychiatrists and patients' companions (PCs).
designA multicentre qualitative phenomenological study.
settingCities of Shiraz and Fasa in Fars province.
participantsEight psychiatrists and 10 PCs were interviewed. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Semistructured interviews were conducted with psychiatrists and PCs in hospitals in Fars Province, Iran. The interviews focused on the positive and negative factors influencing the participants' acceptance of ECT. Subsequently, the interviews were transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.
resultsIn total, 8 males and 10 females participated. The average age of psychiatrists and PCs was 42.43±6.37 and 53.20±16.64, respectively. Furthermore, the average working experience of psychiatrists was 8.57±1.90 years. Five themes emerged from the interviews: feeling supported, awareness, communications between physicians, patients, and PCs, previous experiences of oneself and others, and hospital structure.
conclusionsOur study provides valuable insights into the negative and positive factors that influence the acceptance of ECT from the perspectives of psychiatrists and PCs. The findings indicate important ways to enhance perspectives on ECT within the community.
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