Long-term subjective memory after electroconvulsive therapy.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:There have been reports of long-term subjective memory worsening after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). AIMS:To study the prevalence and risk factors of long-term subjective memory worsening among patients receiving ECT in routine clinical practice. METHOD:Patients (n = 535, of whom 277 were included in the final analysis) were recruited from eight Swedish hospitals. Participants' subjective memory impairment was assessed before ECT and a median of 73 days after ECT using the memory item from the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale. Participants also rated their pre-ECT expectations and post-ECT evaluations of the effect of ECT on memory on a 7-point scale. We used ordinal regression to identify variables associated with subjective memory worsening and negative evaluat

SUBMITTER: Sigstrom R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature