Andrade C, Rao N S
Department of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Convuls Ther. 1996 Jun;12(2):86-90.
A questionnaire addressing issues related to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was administered to 165 undergraduate medical students in an urban hospital in India. Of various sources, the mass media contributed most to the students' knowledge about and attitudes toward the treatment. Senior and junior students differed little in their knowledge and attitudes. Many students believed that ECT is cruel and barbaric and that it occasions pain to the patient; however, few considered that it compromises thinking and reasoning, that it causes brain damage, that it is misused, that it is used to punish violent or uncooperative patients, that it is outmoded, or that it should be banned. Many students thought that the use of ECT should be governed by law. Myths and concerns about ECT were identified in a subset of students who expressed reluctance to receive ECT if indicated for themselves. There is a need to improve undergraduate medical education on ECT.
一份关于电休克疗法（ECT）相关问题的问卷被发放给了印度一家城市医院的165名本科医学生。在各种信息来源中，大众媒体对学生们关于该治疗方法的知识和态度影响最大。高年级和低年级学生在知识和态度上差异不大。许多学生认为ECT残忍且野蛮，会给患者带来痛苦；然而，很少有人认为它会损害思维和推理能力、导致脑损伤、被滥用、被用于惩罚暴力或不合作的患者、过时或应该被禁止。许多学生认为ECT的使用应该受到法律的约束。在一部分表示如果自己被建议接受ECT就会不情愿的学生中，发现了对ECT的误解和担忧。有必要改进本科医学教育中关于ECT的内容。
