ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
Cognitive functioning in patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
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- Electroconvulsive therapy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Review).Biomedical reports · 2024Review
- Impact of cognitive performance and negative symptoms on psychosocial functioning in Czech schizophrenia patients.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Geriatric Depression and Cognitive Impairment-An Update.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2021Review
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Amnesia in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of caring sciences · 2021Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy for Patients with Catatonia: Current Perspectives.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2020Review
- Cognitive function changes during a course of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with various psychiatric illnesses: A prospective observational study.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment method for severe mental illnesses. ECT has gone through significant modernization. Side effects of ECT have largely decreased. Temporary disturbance of cognitive performance can be still present as a side effect of electroconvulsive treatment.
methodsCognitive functioning in the sample of patients with severe and acute mental illness treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was assessed. Basic assessment of cognitive functions was applied in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of ECT course treatment with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Complex and detailed testing of cognitive functions using the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) was done at two points in time - within the first week of and then 6 weeks after the end of ECT.
resultsParticipants had cognitive deficits at baseline, which were most likely influenced markedly by the psychopathology of the illness itself. The improvement in cognition came together with the reduction in psychopathology; psychopathology scores were significantly reduced during ECT treatment. Compared to the baseline, all scores for cognitive testing were significantly improved but remained low in comparison with the controls. After 6 weeks, there was further significant improvement.
conclusionOur results confirm the safety and efficacy of ECT in the treatment of severe mental disorders.
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