Surveys show public misperceptions and confusion about brain damage and
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Fictional movies have misrepresented ECT to suggest …

Objective Video-based depictions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be useful for
educational purposes, but many of the readily available resources may worsen already …

Purpose Treatment‐resistant depression (TRD) can require complex management. The
purpose of this paper is to provide an update on the hypothesized neurobiology of …

The aim of this study is to examine ways in which prior experiences and familiarity with
psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEI) shape psychiatrists' and patients' views about …

Abstract Objective: Ministry of Health of Turkey issued a legislation to use only modified
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 2005, and this study aimed to assess satisfaction and …

Psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEIs) are emerging interventions in the treatment of
depression and other mood disorders. The uptake of PEIs is strongly influenced by public …

Objective Despite the established efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), negative
perceptions and inaccurate knowledge about ECT in the United States and other countries …

I posit that those of us in the field of psychiatry have been for too long—perhaps since the
inception of our discipline—quick to tell answers yet remiss to show how we got to them. My …

Background As estimated by the World Health Organization, depressive disorders will be the
leading contributor to the Global Burden of Disease by 2030. In light of this fact, we designed …

Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate medical students' knowledge about and
attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and to assess the impact of information …