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A survey of the use of the electrocardiogram in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Tom Henderson ,
Dominic Gallagher  and
Cameron Stark
Tom Henderson*
Affiliation:
Dykebar Hospital, Grahamston Road, Paisley PA2 7DE
Dominic Gallagher
Affiliation:
Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals, NHS Trust, Monkscourt Avenue, Airdrie ML6 0JS
Cameron Stark
Affiliation:
Public Health Medicine, Ayrshire and Arran Health Board, Seafield House, Doonfoot Road, Ayr KA7 4DW
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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A survey was undertaken to ascertain if doctors working in psychiatry knew when to perform electrocardiograms (ECGs) prior to and during psychiatric treatments where indicated, and to investigate the training, confidence and ability of doctors in ECG interpretation. Half had received no training in the indications for performing an ECG. Opinion differed widely as to when to perform an ECG, with 54% stating an ECG was required before treatment with pimozide and only 19% and 11% stating ECGs were required during the course of treatment with pimozide and high dose antipsychotic medication respectively.

Ability in ECG interpretation correlated negatively with time spent in psychiatry but no correlation existed between grade and ability to identify an ECG as normal or abnormal.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , March 1997 , pp. 136 - 138
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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