Electroconvulsive Therapy and the Risk of Suicide in Hospitalized Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is indicated for severe depression, including depression with psychosis, catatonia, and/or an elevated suicide risk. However, the association of ECT with suicide risk is uncertain.

Objective

To determine the association between ECT and the risk of suicide in patients with unipolar major depressive disorder.

Design, setting, and participants

This registry-based cohort study used patient data from Swedish national registers. Patients with a record of inpatient care between January 1, 2012, and October 31, 2018, for moderate depression, severe depression, or severe depression with psychosis were included in the study. Propensity score matching (1:1) was used to balance risk factors for suicide at baseline between patients treate

SUBMITTER: Ronnqvist I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295734 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature