| Autor: |
Alexopoulos, George S., Shamoian, Charles J., Lucas, John, Weiser, Neil, Berger, Henry |
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; September 1984, Vol. 32 Issue: 9 p651-654, 4p |
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Medical problems occurring during electroconvulsive therapy were studied in a population of 293 psychiatric inpatients who received 2,809 treatments. Geriatric patients (N= 199) developed significantly more medical problems that required medical treatment or temporary discontinuation of electroconvulsive therapy than did younger controls (N= 94). The most important of these were cardiovascular in nature. Despite their increased frequency, the majority of medical problems that occurred were reversible. Electroconvulsive therapy therefore appeared to be a safe procedure for elderly psychiatric patients. |
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