Validity of diagnoses, treatment dates, and rating scales in the Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that data on the studied variables in the Q-ECT have high validity. However, limited use of some rating scales makes the results uncertain. Measures can be taken to further improve the data quality.PMID:34346852 | DOI:10.1080/08039488.2021.1939416

Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - August 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Irma Ahmad Matilda Sandberg Ole Brus Carl Johan Ekman Åsa Hammar Mikael Land én Johan Lundberg Pia Nordanskog Lars von Knorring Axel Nordenskj öld Source Type: research