2017
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1378
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Association of Electroconvulsive Therapy With Psychiatric Readmissions in US Hospitals

Abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy may be associated with reduced short-term psychiatric inpatient readmissions among psychiatric inpatients with severe affective disorders. This potential population health effect may be overlooked in US hospitals' current decision making regarding the availability of ECT.

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“…This trend is consistent with conclusions from a previous study of inpatient ECT, which reported a marked decline from 1993 to 2009 (10). These contrasts are heightened by the fact that the MarketScan database is composed of individuals with private insurance, a group associated with higher rates of ECT compared with patients with public insurance (6,10). …”
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“…This trend is consistent with conclusions from a previous study of inpatient ECT, which reported a marked decline from 1993 to 2009 (10). These contrasts are heightened by the fact that the MarketScan database is composed of individuals with private insurance, a group associated with higher rates of ECT compared with patients with public insurance (6,10). …”
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“…Such a decline and limited use are problematic, given the considerable evidence that ECT is the most effective therapy for treatment-resistant depression (5), can rapidly reduce suicidal ideation (29), and may be associated with a lower rate of 30-day psychiatric hospital readmission (6). Given the marked improvements in the cognitive side-effect profile of ECT in recent decades (right unilateral site and shorter pulse width) (8,30,31), there is much room for improvement in making this effective treatment more widely available to a broad range of appropriate patients.…”
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“…Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may reduce psychiatric readmissions . No similar data are available in Asia; hence, we investigated the association between ECT and 30‐day psychiatric readmission in a tertiary mood disorder unit (MDU) in Singapore.…”
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