A Guide to Electroconvulsive Therapy
Presenting the booklet designed to give an impartial presentation of the current evidence and advice on ECT.
Aimed at the patient, carer and lay person.
The contents of the booklet can be viewed section by section.
The guide can also be downloaded here:
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National Audit of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Scotland
Final Report - (Project CA/96/10) - January 2000
Dr CPL Freeman, Dr J Hendry, Dr G Fergusson
CRAG (Clinical Resource and Audit Group), a committee chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, is the main forum within the Scottish Executive Health Department for the development of policies on clinical effectiveness. Until 1998 CRAGS main grant awarding body was the National Projects Committee (NPC). Following a review, the NPC was superceded by the Clinical Effectiveness Programmes Subgroup (CEPS).
The establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 led to the Scottish Office becoming the Scottish Executive. As a result, the Scottish Office Department of Health was renamed the Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD).
Depression, ECT and fitness to drive.
The DVLA changed its guidance on driving and severe mental illness.in March 2009. Given that most if not all patients having ECT would qualify as severely mentally ill it is timely to review our guidance in advance of the next ECT Handbook.