Psychosocial Outcomes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Community Setting: Retrospective Chart Review With 2-Year Follow-Up

From: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Bright, Britt; Dawson, Marliese Y; Gopinath, H V; Kozanitis, Chris; Lam, Raymond W; Raffa, Jesse D; Yatham, Lakshmi N; Mathew, Biju | Copyright information

Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) continues to be one of the most effective biological therapies for patients with mood disorders. Numerous studies address clinical response; however, few have examined psychosocial or occupational outcomes following ECT, especially in community settings. This study aimed to examine these outcomes in short- and long-term naturalistic follow-up of ECT conducted in a community hospital.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of all p...

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