Identifying Recipients of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Data From Privately Insured Americans.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of ECT is exceptionally uncommon and limited to patients with extensive multimorbidity and high levels of service use. ECT utilization is most limited in areas of the country where regulatory restrictions are greatest.
PMID: 29385954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Psychiatric Services - February 3, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research