ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2020
Number of Electroconvulsive Therapy Sessions required for Thai Psychiatric Patients: a Retrospective Study.
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- Evaluating Anesthesia Practices, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes in Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding the Patient Landscape: A Ten-Year Retrospective Examination of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Romania's Largest Psychiatric Hospital.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Response rate and factors associated with response in patients with schizophrenia undergoing bilateral electroconvulsive therapy.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- Effect of Continuation-Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy on Hospitalization: A Retrospective Mirror-Image Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice in Thailand: A Nationwide Survey.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- Case report: delayed response after electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with major depressive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo study predictors of the number of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sessions required for symptom remission in psychiatric patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe conducted chart reviews for 95 patients whose condition remitted following inpatient ECT. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of the patients and compared the number of ECT sessions between adult (age 18-59 years) and elderly (age ≥ 60 years) patients.
resultsThe overall mean ± SD of the number of ECT sessions was 11.8 ± 4.7 (range: 6-24). By diagnosis, it was 13.3 ± 5.5 for individuals with schizophrenia, 10.1 ± 2.7 for schizoaffective disorder, 14.4 ± 5.6 for bipolar depression, 9.4 ± 1.9 for bipolar mania, 10.9 ± 4.3 for major depressive disorder (MDD), and 11.8 ± 4.3 for those with other diagnoses. For MDD, the number of ECT sessions in elderly patients (13.4 ± 4.6) was statistically greater than that in adult patients (9 ± 2.9) (p = 0.008).
conclusionThe number of ECT sessions varied by age and diagnosis. The number of ECT sessions in elderly MDD patients was higher than that in adult MDD patients.
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