Association of ECT with risks of all-cause mortality and suicide in older Medicare patients - Rhee TG, Sint K, Olfson M, Gerhard T, H Busch S, Wilkinson ST.

OBJECTIVE: This observational study examined the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on suicide and all-cause mortality risk in older psychiatric patients. METHODS: Participants were Medicare-insured psychiatric inpatients age 65 or older. P...
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