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An international perspective on the acceptability and sustainability of electroconvulsive therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Daniel Maughan  and
Andrew Molodynski
Daniel Maughan
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, email drdanielmaughan@gmail.com
Andrew Molodynski
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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There is robust evidence that electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for some mental illnesses. Despite this, its use remains controversial and is declining in some countries, with a consequent loss of skills and knowledge. This, and the view of it as a ‘treatment of last resort’, may undermine its sustainability.

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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 10 - 12
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