Use of electroconvulsive therapy for Asian patients with schizophrenia (2001-2009): Trends and correlates

Autor: Pichet Udomratn, Kang Sim, Yu-Tao Xiang, Norman Sartorius, Chay Hoon Tan, Mian-Yoon Chong, Helen F.K. Chiu, Chuanyue Wang, Tian-Mei Si, Yanling He, Eun Kee Chung, Kok Yoon Chee, Senta Fujii, Naotaka Shinfuku, Jitendra K. Trivedi, Gabor S. Ungvari, Shu Yu Yang, Kelly Y. C. Lai, Ee Heok Kua, Michael K H Yong, Christoph U. Correll, Edwin Ho Ming Lee
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 69:489-496
ISSN: 1323-1316
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12283
Popis: Aims Little is known about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use in Asian inpatients with schizophrenia. This study examined trends of ECT use for schizophrenia patients in Asia between 2001 and 2009 and its independent demographic and clinical correlates. Methods Data on 6761 hospitalized schizophrenia patients (2001 = 2399, 2004 = 2136, and 2009 = 2226) in nine Asian countries and territories were collected by either chart review or interviews during a 1-month period. Patients’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, prescriptions of psychotropic drugs and ECT use were recorded using a standardized protocol and data-collection procedure. Results The frequency of ECT was 3.3% in the whole sample; rising from 1.8% in 2001 to 3.3% in 2004 and 4.9% in 2009 (P
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