Patient-Centered Electroconvulsive Therapy Care: A Call to Action

J ECT. 2016 Jun;32(2):78-9. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000266.

Abstract

We present our experience applying the IOM's "10 Simple Rules" to our ECT Service at a major teaching hospital in order to achieve patient-centered care. We encourage all ECT providers to partner with their patients in engaging family members and significant others in each aspect of ECT care, especially the ECT treatment itself.

MeSH terms

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / trends*
  • Family
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / therapy
  • Patient-Centered Care / trends*
  • Professional-Family Relations