Low medical morbidity and mortality after acute courses of electroconvulsive therapy in a population ‐based sample

ConclusionMorbidity and mortality events after ECT treatments were relatively low, supporting ECT as a low‐risk medical procedure.

Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - September 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: D. M. Blumberger, D. P. Seitz, N. Herrmann, J. G. Kirkham, R. Ng, C. Reimer, P. Kurdyak, A. Gruneir, M. J. Rapoport, Z. J. Daskalakis, B. H. Mulsant, S. N. Vigod Tags: Original Article Source Type: research