A survey of the practice of electroconvulsive therapy in AsiaWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 26:5-10. 2010
..To describe a comprehensive survey of the practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Asia...
One hundred twenty years of mental health care in Thailand and the development of electroconvulsive therapyWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 26:11-3. 2010
..Mental health care in Thailand was founded by King Chulalongkorn on November 1, 1889, from which time it has been managed by the Thai government...
Electroconvulsive therapy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: prediction of response and the nature of symptomatic improvementWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 26:289-98. 2010
..There is a longstanding belief that the duration of illness and/or the presence of affective symptoms associate with good prognosis. There is also little information on the nature of symptomatic improvement with this treatment...
ECT for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a response from the far East to the UK. NICE reportWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 22:4-12. 2006
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Electroconvulsive therapy practice in ThailandWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Bangkok Hospital, Thailand
J ECT 20:94-8. 2004
..To obtain an overview of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Thailand...
Survey of the practice of electroconvulsive therapy in teaching hospitals in IndiaWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 21:100-4. 2005
..Approximately half of ECT use was unmodified ECT. The majority of patients who received ECT were diagnosed with schizophrenia and major depression. ECT training programs for psychiatry residents were acceptable...
Acute and maintenance ECT with flupenthixol in refractory schizophrenia: sustained improvements in psychopathology, quality of life, and social outcomesWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Vajira Hospital, Srinakharinwirot University, 681 Samsen, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
Schizophr Res 63:189-93. 2003
..To determine the effects of ECT combined with antipsychotic medication therapy on psychopathology, quality of life, and social functioning in patients with refractory schizophrenia...
ECT practice in JapanWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 21:139-44. 2005
..We sought to determine the characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Japan. Only by knowing practice patterns can standards of care be successfully developed and implemented...
A questionnaire survey of ECT practice in AustraliaWorrawat Chanpattana
Department of Psychiatry, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
J ECT 23:89-92. 2007
..To determine the characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Australia...