Brender Ram, Dar Nina, Dannon Pinhas
MD.
BSc.
Isr J Psychiatry. 2018;55(2):40-45.
The efficacy and safety of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) are well established; nevertheless, public attitude remains stigmatic. To date, few studies have been published that examine the attitudes and practical knowledge of medical staff with regards to ECT. Moreover, the attitudes of different parts of mental health staff still need to be explored. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards ECT of mental health staff in different disciplines.
A multi-group comparative study used questionnaires translated from several similar studies; 120 questionnaires were distributed equally to four groups of professionals in mental health centers in Beer Yaakov - Ness Ziona Complex: psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. The questionnaires aimed to measure knowledge and attitude towards ECT treatment.
The questionnaires showed significant differences in knowledge, subjective knowledge and, respectively, attitudes. Psychiatrists and nursing staff demonstrated higher knowledge and more positive approaches compared with social workers and psychologists. No significant differences were found between the knowledge and attitudes of psychiatrists, psychiatry residents and nursing staff.
The mental health sector can serve as an indicator of the level of knowledge and attitude towards ECT treatment. It is necessary to recognize the differences between various sectors and to deepen our knowledge regarding this treatment to all sectors, especially social workers and psychologists.
电休克治疗（ECT）的疗效和安全性已得到充分证实；然而，公众态度仍然存在偏见。迄今为止，很少有研究发表，探讨医务人员对ECT的态度和实践知识。此外，心理健康工作人员不同部门的态度仍有待探索。本研究的目的是评估不同学科的心理健康工作人员对ECT的知识和态度。
一项多组比较研究使用了从几项类似研究翻译而来的问卷；向比尔亚科夫-内斯锡安纳综合心理健康中心的四组专业人员（精神科医生、心理学家、护士和社会工作者）平均分发了120份问卷。问卷旨在测量对ECT治疗的知识和态度。
问卷显示在知识、主观知识以及态度方面存在显著差异。与社会工作者和心理学家相比，精神科医生和护理人员表现出更高的知识水平和更积极的态度。精神科医生、精神科住院医师和护理人员的知识和态度之间未发现显著差异。
心理健康部门可以作为对ECT治疗的知识和态度水平的一个指标。有必要认识到各部门之间的差异，并向所有部门，特别是社会工作者和心理学家加深我们对这种治疗的了解。
