Clients’ families need to be involved and prepared
to take on the burdens of rehabilitation outside
the hospital setting, since no ECT rehabilitation
programmes are available so far.
■■ Staff involved with ECT treatment need to be
educated about its history, indications, potential
adverse effects, delivery techniques and
recovery, and to strive for excellence of practice
within guidelines.
■■ Safeguarding clients’ rights and wishes, and
understanding their concerns and perceptions
of treatment, as well as treating their mental
illness as effectively as possible, are paramount.
Crucially, great effort should be made in the area
of memory testing, minimisation of ECT’s adverse
effects by the most appropriate techniques
and medications, and choice in the type of ECT
Clients’ families need to be involved and preparedto take on the burdens of rehabilitation outsidethe hospital setting, since no ECT rehabilitationprogrammes are available so far.■■ Staff involved with ECT treatment need to beeducated about its history, indications, potentialadverse effects, delivery techniques andrecovery, and to strive for excellence of practicewithin guidelines.■■ Safeguarding clients’ rights and wishes, andunderstanding their concerns and perceptionsof treatment, as well as treating their mentalillness as effectively as possible, are paramount.Crucially, great effort should be made in the areaof memory testing, minimisation of ECT’s adverseeffects by the most appropriate techniquesand medications, and choice in the type of ECT
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