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12792457

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
The experience, knowledge, and attitudes of Australian and New Zealand child psychiatrists in relation to ECT in the young were surveyed in 2000 to ascertain whether their views had changed since a similar survey was conducted in 1996. Fifty-four percent (n = 129) of the original sample answered a mailed questionnaire. Psychiatrists in 2000 had greater self-rated level of knowledge on the subject and were less likely to base that knowledge on adult ECT data. Psychiatrists in 2000 were also more likely than in 1996 to approve the use of ECT in adolescents. The finding that the views of child psychiatrists can change is reassuring, given emerging data showing ECT in young persons to be an effective and safe treatment, and the requirement in various countries that child psychiatrists participate in the decision to administer the treatment. It is possible that a number of publications and presentations on the topic after the first survey contributed to the change in views. Nevertheless, there remain gaps in child psychiatrists' knowledge about ECT in the young that need to be addressed. The study findings should not be over interpreted because of the reduced response rate in the follow-up survey.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1095-0680
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
How fixed are child psychiatrists' views about ECT in the young?
pubmed:affiliation
Thomas Walker Hospital (Rivendell), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service and Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. gwalter@mail.usyd.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article