Predictors of cognitive changes in patients with schizophrenia undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies on the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on cognition in schizophrenia have been inconclusive. This study aimed to identify factors that may predict cognitive improvement or deterioration in patients with schizophrenia after-ECT.

Materials & methods

Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with predominantly positive psychotic symptoms, who were treated with ECT at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore, between January 2016 and January 2018, were assessed. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Global Assessment of Function (GAF) were performed before and after ECT. Patients with clinically significant improvement, deterioration or no change in MoCA scores were compared o

SUBMITTER: Rajagopalan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168561 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature