Unmasking patient diversity: Exploring cognitive and antidepressive effects of electroconvulsive therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an established treatment for depression, but more data on effectiveness and safety in clinical practice is needed. The aim of this register-based study was to investigate short-term effectiveness and cognitive safety after ECT, evaluated by clinicians and patients. Secondary, we investigated predictors for remission and cognitive decline.

Methods

The study included 392 patients from the Regional Register for Neurostimulation Treatment in Western Norway. Depressive symptoms and cognitive function were assessed with Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination (clinician-rated) and Beck Depression Inventory and Everyday Memory Questionnaire (patient-rated). Assessments were done prior to ECT-series an

SUBMITTER: Sellevag K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10964271 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature