The Efficacy and Cognitive Effects of Acute Course Electroconvulsive Therapy Are Equal in Adolescents, Transitional Age Youth, and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective acute treatment for depression, but its use in younger patients is rare and heavily regulated in many U.S. states. It is unclear whether age modifies treatment response or tolerability in adolescents, transitional age youth, and young adults. We examined the effects of ECT on depression and cognition in patients aged 16-30 years. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients aged 16-30 years receiving ECT between 2011 and 2020 who were evaluated with the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-24 (BASIS-24), and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at baseline and following treatment #10. Results: Among the 424 patient

SUBMITTER: Luccarelli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669295 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature