Electroconvulsive Therapy among depressed patients: argumentative essay
Introduction and Background Electroconvulsive therapy is controversial issue and had ethical issue since its discovery about its practice over the world and that vary from country to another, whereas it has unknown mechanism of action and adverse effect, so there is ethical dilemma to practice in the world whereas, that used to treat depression prior discovery of pharmacotherapy , on the other hand had legal and ethical basis that should approved to apply. Health care providers should respect patient’s rights and autonomy and other ethical principles; Also use legalized procedure and informed consent. ECT is non-pharmacological …show more content…
Therefore, dominant percentage was that is effective and recommended and show that is not type of punishment from patient perspective.
Blease (2012) reported in the study that examine possible consequences of providing adequate information to potential ECT patients, should provide full description of uncertainties over mechanism of action and serious side effects that ECT may produce, to protect patient’s autonomy and professional reputation practioner. Also author consider applying procedure without consent is not ethical.
Lee and Chiu (2012) reported in the study that analyze the reasons for ECT without patient consent and comparing outcomes in refusal and noncompetency patients, that can be applied cautiously ECT without consent in emergent and life threatening conditions accordance with country law. Schweder et al. (2011) found the psychiatrists' attitude towards use of ECT was positive and considered that important treatment especially for depression and most of them underline the underuse of ECT and consider that major …show more content…
Summary and Conclusion
The purpose of literature was to show proponent and opponent studies in regard of ECT practice in both ethical and legal views, despite the debate of ECT use most of proponent studies recommend use of ECT with consent form and use it with anesthesia, and never to use it unmodified. On the other hand, literature reveal that ECT is effective treatment for patient with depression and as last resort treatment despite serious side effects such as memory problems, whereas; these memory problems was transient and temporary.
Most of opponent of ECT claims that procedure is not ethical, whereas; produce risks more than benefits, such as memory problems and may cause death, and they consider the seizure therapy is not mode of therapy for
Introduction and Background Electroconvulsive therapy is controversial issue and had ethical issue since its discovery about its practice over the world and that vary from country to another, whereas it has unknown mechanism of action and adverse effect, so there is ethical dilemma to practice in the world whereas, that used to treat depression prior discovery of pharmacotherapy , on the other hand had legal and ethical basis that should approved to apply. Health care providers should respect patient’s rights and autonomy and other ethical principles; Also use legalized procedure and informed consent. ECT is non-pharmacological …show more content…
Therefore, dominant percentage was that is effective and recommended and show that is not type of punishment from patient perspective.
Blease (2012) reported in the study that examine possible consequences of providing adequate information to potential ECT patients, should provide full description of uncertainties over mechanism of action and serious side effects that ECT may produce, to protect patient’s autonomy and professional reputation practioner. Also author consider applying procedure without consent is not ethical.
Lee and Chiu (2012) reported in the study that analyze the reasons for ECT without patient consent and comparing outcomes in refusal and noncompetency patients, that can be applied cautiously ECT without consent in emergent and life threatening conditions accordance with country law. Schweder et al. (2011) found the psychiatrists' attitude towards use of ECT was positive and considered that important treatment especially for depression and most of them underline the underuse of ECT and consider that major …show more content…
Summary and Conclusion
The purpose of literature was to show proponent and opponent studies in regard of ECT practice in both ethical and legal views, despite the debate of ECT use most of proponent studies recommend use of ECT with consent form and use it with anesthesia, and never to use it unmodified. On the other hand, literature reveal that ECT is effective treatment for patient with depression and as last resort treatment despite serious side effects such as memory problems, whereas; these memory problems was transient and temporary.
Most of opponent of ECT claims that procedure is not ethical, whereas; produce risks more than benefits, such as memory problems and may cause death, and they consider the seizure therapy is not mode of therapy for