Mental Health Care Bill 2013: The Place of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the oldest medical treatments in psychiatry. The practice has evolved over the years, and the indications have become better defined now. Notwithstanding these, it remains a highly regulated and scrutinized practice. Indian laws specifically related to ECT d...

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Main Authors: Bangalore N Gangadhar, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Jagadisha Thirthalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2015;volume=31;issue=2;spage=148;epage=152;aulast=Gangadhar