Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in New Zealand: A review of efficacy, safety, and regulatory controls

ECT Review Group; Craig Anderson; Peter Skegg; Ranui Wilson; Maree Hackett; Jeanne Snelling; Anisha Grover

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Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in New Zealand: A review of efficacy, safety, and regulatory controls

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Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in New Zealand: A review of efficacy, safety, and regulatory controls

ECT Review Group, Craig Anderson, Peter Skegg, Ranui Wilson, Maree Hackett, Jeanne Snelling and Anisha Grover

Ministry of Health, New Zealand

12/2004

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/46391

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Abstract

Electroconvulsive therapy

mental illness

treatment

New Zealand

ethics

safety

efficacy

regulation

ECT

NZLF Centre for Law & Policy in Emerging Technologies Collection

This report was prepared for the Ministry of Health, New Zealand. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to treat a variety of severe mental illnesses. In New Zealand, ECT can be administered to patients without their consent, under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. Changes in attitudes to mental health, greater consumer involvement in treatment decisions, increased awareness of ethnic and cultural issues, and a petition requesting the banning of ECT, led the Ministry of Health to commission this review. The goals of this review were to review: 1. the safety of ECT 2. the efficacy of ECT 3. the adequacy of regulatory controls on the use of ECT in New Zealand

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Record Identifier: 9926742963701891
Title: Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in New Zealand: A review of efficacy, safety, and regulatory controls
Creators: ECT Review Group
Craig Anderson
Peter Skegg
Ranui Wilson
Maree Hackett
Jeanne Snelling
Anisha Grover
Contributors: Ministry of Health, New Zealand (Institution)
Academic Unit: Faculty of Law
Publisher: Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Grant note: Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Date published ; e-published: 12/2004
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Report; Commissioned Report for External Body