Electroconvulsive therapy following incident bipolar disorder: When, how, and for whom?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) remains poorly described. Based on data from Danish registries with complete nationwide coverage, this study of patients with incident BD aimed to describe when, how, and for whom ECT is used in the context of BD.

Methods

We identified patients receiving their first diagnosis of BD in the period from 2008 to 2018, who subsequently received ECT. Descriptive statistics were used to clarify when, how, and for whom ECT is used.

Results

We identified 1338 patients with incident BD who subsequently received ECT. The median age at the first ECT session was 50.6 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 26.4), and 62% of those treated with ECT were female. The median time from the diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Salagre E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087321 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature