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ECT Knowledge in Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Residents, and Medical Students : Effect 'bf Training
Chanpattana W 
Thirty psychiatrists and 24 psychiatry residents, who participated in the Srinakharinwirot
University (SWU)'s ECT workshop, were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing basic knowledge
of ECT. Comparison was done with results obtaining from the 'properly trained' 27 SWU
medical students. Psychiatrists had much less ECT knowledge than the other two groups. The
majority of respondents asked for special training for privileging in ECT practice. All respondents
agreed to have a standard curriculum for ECT training, and this should be included in the training
syllabus of psychiatry residents.
Key word : ECT Knowledge, Comparison Study, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Residents, Medical Students, ECT Curriculum for Medical Students, Training Syllabus
University (SWU)'s ECT workshop, were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing basic knowledge
of ECT. Comparison was done with results obtaining from the 'properly trained' 27 SWU
medical students. Psychiatrists had much less ECT knowledge than the other two groups. The
majority of respondents asked for special training for privileging in ECT practice. All respondents
agreed to have a standard curriculum for ECT training, and this should be included in the training
syllabus of psychiatry residents.
Key word : ECT Knowledge, Comparison Study, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Residents, Medical Students, ECT Curriculum for Medical Students, Training Syllabus
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