A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding The Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Caretaker Of Psychiatric Patient In Selected Hospital Setting In Bengaluru

Knowledge and attitude towards ECT not only among the patient and their caretaker but also among the lay public, among adolescent patients and their parents, and also among health professionals including psychiatrists. Although no standard procedure for attitude assessment exists, most of these studies have utilized a questionnaire framed from the experience of clinicians. Concerns were frequently expressed, probably because ECT was not fully understood by the patients and their families. The authors of this study, too, noted from their clinical experience that patients and their caretaker had many misconceptions as well as a negative attitude towards the use of ECT. The aim of the study is “assess the knowledge and attitude regarding the electro convulsive therapy among caretaker of psychiatric patient.