Introduction.

As part of its Work Plan for 1996/97, Salford Community Health Council (C.H.C.) agreed to undertake a project into the use of electro-convulsive therapy (E.C.T.) in Salford. A project team was established, whose members were:

Mrs. Milly Alvarez
Mrs. Margaret Argyle
Ms. Hazel Blears
Dr. Mark Gabbay
Mr. Sam Portnoy
Rev. Ken Stokes

1.1 Aims:

The aims of the Project were:

1. To assess the use of E.C.T. in Salford.
2. To establish survivors' views about the use of E.C.T.

1.2 Objectives:

The objectives of the Project were:

1. To collate information about E.C.T., its use, effectiveness and side effects.
2. To identify criteria and guidelines against which to assess the use of E.C.T.
3. To identify and assess the use of E.C.T. in Salford.
4. To establish the views of survivors in Salford who have had E.C.T.

1.3 Terminology:

The issue of terminology is a sensitive one. Salford C.H.C. recognises that different people use different terms and strongly object to others. In this report, the term "patient" is used to describe those people having or about to have E.C.T., and the term "survivors" for those people who have had E.C.T.

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