Service Users
Is ECT for you?
Release Date:
1997
Audience:
Patients and relatives. Also helpful for staff new to psychiatry. Every ward should have a copy.
Duration:
Main programme: 7 minutes
Content
ECT often has a bad press, mainly as a result of misinformation. However, this programme shows it is a safe and effective treatment for severe depression. The indications and process of ECT are explained and illustrated. A patient and medical staff supply description. ECT is also shown.
Style
Straightforward and reassuring. Interviews with two patients and medical staff.
Use
To provide additional information for patients and relatives.
Additional Information
By understanding what is involved patients are able to form their own judgement. It compliments, rather than substitutes, clinical discussion with the patient.
Sponsored by the Dept. of Psychiatry, Wexham Park and Heatherwood Hospitals Trust, Slough, Berks, SL2 5HL.
£25 excluding VAT and P&P