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What is Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT?

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock, is most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and is also used in the treatment of mania (often in bipolar disorder), catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Major Depressive Disorder 29 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 17 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 11 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Suicidal thoughts or urges 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Bipolar mixed episodes 3 1 Efficacy_major
Bipolar Disorder 3 1 Efficacy_major

See all 27 patients currently having Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 15
Moderate
 12
Mild
 13
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT

Short term memory problems 19
Memory Loss 10
Headaches 10
Memory problems 8
Confusion 6
Exhaustion 6
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT

Always
 37 90%
Usually
 2 5%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT

Very
 17 41%
Somewhat
 13 32%
A little
 11 27%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT

$200+
 11 55%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 1 5%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 35%

Report created on May 27, 2012.