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Electroconvulsive therapy practice in north-west England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Susan M. Benbow ,
David Tench  and
Simon P. Darvill
Susan M. Benbow*
Affiliation:
Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust, SCOPE, Carisbrooke Resource Centre, Wenlock Way, Gorton, Manchester M12 5LF
David Tench
Affiliation:
Forest House, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham OL1 2JH
Simon P. Darvill
Affiliation:
Avondale Unit, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green, Preston PR2 9HT
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

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This study surveyed north-west consultant psychiatrists regarding their clinical electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice. A postal questionnaire was sent to all consultants identified by contacting north-west hospitals. Most respondents were in favour of using ECT, primarily for depressive psychosis. Bilateral ECT, twice weekly, was the preferred means of administration. Practice was similar overall to Pippard and Ellam's findings in their national survey. Prior to the latest College ECT guidelines, there had been little change in clinical ECT practice in the north-west since Pippard and Ellam's national survey.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , April 1998 , pp. 226 - 229
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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