Unmodified electroconvulsive therapy: a false dilemma

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ISSN: 0975-5691 (Online); 0974-8466 (Print) RNI Reg No. MAHENG/2016/67188


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1.	Title	Title of document	Unmodified electroconvulsive therapy: a false dilemma

2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Ravi Philip Rajkumar; Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry; IN

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4.	Description	Abstract	A recent statement commissioned by the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry recommends that unmodified electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) should still be used in some settings in India, invoking the principle of beneficence. This paper critically analyses the IAPP statement in terms of both scientific accuracy and ethical principles. It is found that the statement falls short of the ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. It is the duty of psychiatrists and psychiatric associations to offer the best available care to their patients, both on scientific and ethical grounds.

5.	Publisher	Organizing agency, location	Forum for Medical Ethics Society

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7.	Date	(YYYY-MM-DD)	2016-11-30

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10.	Identifier	Uniform Resource Identifier	https://ijme.in/articles/unmodified-electroconvulsive-therapy-a-false-dilemma/

11.	Source	Title; vol., no. (year)	Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: Can’t fool all the people all the time

12.	Language	English=en	en

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