Lithium for suicide and readmission prevention after electroconvulsive therapy for unipolar depression: population-based register study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for unipolar depression but relapse and suicide are significant challenges. Lithium could potentially lower these risks, but is used only in a minority of patients.AimsThis study quantifies the effect of lithium on risk of suicide and readmission and identifies factors that are associate with readmission and suicide.

Method

This population-based register study used data from the Swedish National Quality Register for ECT and other Swedish national registers. Patients who have received ECT for unipolar depression as in-patients between 2011 and 2016 were followed until death, readmission to hospital or the termination of the study at the end of 2016. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) of readmission an

SUBMITTER: Brus O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582214 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature