Table 2.
Differences in medical students' attitude to myths mean group scores of pre and post intervention
| Myths | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | p | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| ECT is misused | 2.49 | 6.22 | 3.05 | 0.693 | 0.001 |
| ECT is outdated | 2.88 | 0.677 | 3.33 | 0.659 | 0.001 |
| Psychiatrists who administer ECT are irresponsible |
3.75 | 0.437 | 2.49 | 0.944 | 0.001 |
| ECT affects memory |
2.49 | 0.944 | 3.09 | 0.793 | 0.002 |
| ECT is used as a tool for punishment |
2.8 | 0.8 | 3.53 | 0.612 | 0.001 |
| ECT causes severe pain to patients |
2.07 | 0.728 | 2.44 | 0.756 | 0.001 |