Mental disorders are leading contributor to the global disease burden. The global lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in adults is estimated to be between 12·2%-48·6%. To decrease the global public burden, electroconvulsive therapy is the treatment of choice. A descriptive study on “A study to assess the perception and anxiety level among the family members of the patients undergoing electro convulsive therapy in a selected hospital of Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha”.