Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Scotland-Wide Naturalistic Study of 4826 Treatment Episodes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment option for several psychiatric disorders, including treatment-resistant depression, but there are concerns about potential adverse effects, particularly on cognition. This study describes ECT response and side effects in the Scottish ECT Audit Network.

Methods

Data collected from 4826 treatment episodes includes pre-ECT and post-ECT illness severity scores (Clinical Global Impression-Severity [CGI-S] and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale [MADRS]), diagnosis, age, sex, consent status, treatment year, treatment frequency, dose, and reported side effects. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the response to ECT by diagnosis, and logistic regression was used to investigate which factors influenced

SUBMITTER: Martin JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11804586 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature