I didn’t know that they still did that!"
“Doing so requires providing patients with a full spectrum of evidence-based treatments founded on rigorous research evidence.
The review was published inThe Lancet Psychiatryin mid-July.
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What Does ECT Look Like?
When undergoing ECT, patients are asleep and their muscles are completely relaxed.
All patients had to stay in the hospital for three or more days.
Researchers used the data of 5,008 patients from this group who received ECT, and 5,008 who did not.
The patients who received ECT went through an average of eight sessions.
These findings, Kaster says, can work to dispel fears and erroneous beliefs about ECT.
you might ask them about ECT and other brain stimulation treatments.
Yet, nearly nine out of 10 U.S. hospitals do not offer this treatment.
It’s also estimated that only 1.5% of patients who could benefit from it actually use it.
The percentage is even lower for non-White individuals who do not have private medical insurance.
Surveys of the general public, and even among early health professionals, show a profound fear of ECT.
In Canada, for example,over one in 9 adultswill experience major depression in their lifetime.
They might then be prescribed “first-line treatments,” such as antidepressants and/or psychotherapy.
However, it’s estimated that a third will not respond, and develop treatment-resistant depression.
“For certain people,” he adds, “the benefits can outweigh the risks.”
doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00168-1
National Alliance on Mental Illness.ECT, TMS and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies.
