Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for using electroconvulsive therapy in elderly depressive patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments in mood disorders, mainly in major depressive episode (MDE) in the context of either unipolar (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). However, ECT remains a neglected and underused treatment. Older people are at high risk patients for the development of adverse drug reactions. In this context, we sought to determine the duration of MDEs and the number of lines of treatment before the initiation of ECT in patients aged 65 years or over according to the presence or absence of first-line indications for using ECT from international guidelines.

Methods

In this multicenter, retrospective study including patients aged 65 years or over with MDEs in MDD or BD who have been treated with ECT for MDEs, data on t

SUBMITTER: Yrondi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223384 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature