Bridging electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenia with cognition and quality of life

Addressing the stigma and promoting awareness: Electroconvulsive therapy in Pakistan

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decades of healthcare practitioners trying to improve awareness regarding mental health in Asia, the acceptance and use of ECT is still much less compared to Western countries. 19 This can be addressed by clinical experts highlighting the positive outcomes from ECT and by providing ECT training programs. 20 An ECT education training program was also conducted in British Columbia, Canada, in which about 73 student nurses and 21 care aid students participated.

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“…It is important to research the differences in outcome between patients who receive ECT and those who are treated with psychotropic medication. It is noteworthy that even after several decades of healthcare practitioners trying to improve awareness regarding mental health in Asia, the acceptance and use of ECT is still much less compared to Western countries 19 . This can be addressed by clinical experts highlighting the positive outcomes from ECT and by providing ECT training programs 20 .…”