Changes in ECT services in India since the implementation of its mental health care act 2017: a clinician’s perspective

Abstract Background The large treatment gap in mental disorders in India also includes a lack of access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a potentially lifesaving treatment. With the introduction of the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 2017 in India, an impact was speculated on the utilisation of ECT...

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Main Authors: Preeti Sinha, Vanteemar S. Sreeraj, Shyam Sundar Arumugham, Jagadisha Thirthalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07109-3
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