Ethical Considerations in Providing Electroconvulsive Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Robertson, Jamie; Flint, Alastair J.; Blumberger, Daniel; Bhat, Venkat
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Aug2021, Vol. 66 Issue 8, p701-706. 6p.
- Subject
- *ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy
*MENTAL illness treatment
*COVID-19 pandemic
*MEDICAL ethics
*CLINICAL health psychology
- Language
- ISSN
- 0706-7437
The article discusses the ethical issues related to providing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include some of the questions to ask during the ECT clinical service planning process in the pandemic context and the key values in pandemic ethics identified in the report "Stand on Guard for Thee: Ethical Considerations in Preparedness Planning for Pandemic Influenza" such as proportionality, equity and duty to care.