Medical Problems of Geriatric Psychiatric Patients and Younger Controls During Electroconvulsive Therapy
| Autor: | John Lucas, George S. Alexopoulos, Henry Berger, Neil Weiser, Charles J. Shamoian |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Population Sex Factors Electroconvulsive therapy Central Nervous System Diseases medicine Humans Electroconvulsive Therapy education Psychiatry Aged Geriatrics education.field_of_study Medical treatment business.industry Mental Disorders Age Factors Respiration Disorders Mental illness medicine.disease Discontinuation Cardiovascular Diseases Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 0002-8614 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02253.x |
| Popis: | 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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